Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, second edition

"This book is excellent. I have read a number of equipment related books and found most of them stale and filled with minutia. Instead this fresh look at equipment really makes it interesting to read and keeps your attention. With sections that give quick answers to how things work, advantages and disadvantages, in an easy to read format you get exactly what you want to know RIGHT away. In addition the full color photos and well done charts really add to the depth of this book.It is my opinion this may be one of the best books on the market for quick review of anesthesia and critical care equipment. Let's be honest, no one is sitting at home reading equipment books for pleasure so when you NEED the information you likely need it right away. This book does exactly that; easy format, clear and concise information with everything you need to know about a piece of equipment easy to find and within a page or two. I would recommend this to all trainees in anesthesia but also for those providers who like to be prepared in the operating room to deal with any issue that might arise."

• Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations1Medical gases1.1 Introduction to medical gases1.2 Vacuum insulated evaporator1.3 Cylinder manifold1.4 Medical gas cylinders1.5 Compressed air supply1.6 Oxygen concentrator1.7 Piped medical gas supply1.8 Medical vacuum and suction1.9 Scavenging1.10 Delivery of supplemental oxygen1.11 Nasal cannulae1.12 Variable performance masks1.13 Venturi mask1.14 High flow nasal cannulae2Airway equipment2.1 Introduction to airway equipmentMasks, supraglottic airways and airway adjuncts2.2 Sealing face masks2.3 Magill forceps2.4 Guedel airway2.5 Nasopharyngeal airway2.6 Bite block2.7 Supraglottic airways2.8 Bougies, stylets and airway exchange cathetersLaryngoscopes2.9 Direct vision laryngoscopes2.10 Videolaryngoscopes2.11 Fibreoptic bronchoscopeEndotracheal tubes and related equipment2.12 Endotracheal tubes2.13 Double lumen endobronchial tube2.14 Bronchial blocker2.15 Airway devices for jet ventilationInfraglottic airways2.16 Tracheostomy tubes2.17 Cricothyroidotomy devices2.18 Retrograde intubation set3Breathing systems 3.1 Introduction to breathing systems3.2 Bag valve mask3.3 Adjustable pressure limiting valve3.4 Reservoir bag3.5 The Mapleson classification3.6 Humphrey ADE block3.7 The circle system4Ventilators 4.1 Introduction to ventilators4.2 Manley ventilator4.3 Oxylog ventilators4.4 Penlon Nuffield 200 ventilator4.5 The Newton valve and mechanical thumbs4.6 Bag in bottle ventilator4.7 Piston ventilator4.8 Turbine ventilator4.9 Pneumatic intensive care ventilator4.10 Manual jet ventilators4.11 High frequency jet ventilators4.12 High frequency oscillatory ventilators5Delivery of anaesthetic agents5.1 Introduction to delivery of anaesthetic agentsContinuous flow anaesthesia5.2 The anaesthetic machine5.3 Boyle’s bottle5.4 Copper kettle5.5 Modern variable bypass vaporizers5.6 Direct injection vaporizer5.7 Aladin cassetteDraw over anaesthesia5.8 Oxford miniature vaporizer5.9 Triservice apparatusTotal intravenous anaesthesia5.10 Target controlled infusions6Monitoring equipment6.1 Introduction to monitoring equipmentMonitoring the machine6.2 Pressure gauges6.3 Flowmeters6.4 The fuel cell6.5 Capnograph waveforms6.6 Infrared gas analysers6.7 Paramagnetic oxygen analysers6.8 Other methods of gas analysis6.9 Oxygen failure alarm (Ritchie whistle)Monitoring the patient6.10 Pulse oximeters6.11 Electrocardiographs6.12 Non-invasive blood pressure measurement6.13 Invasive blood pressure measurement6.14 Temperature measurement6.15 Pneumotachographs6.16 Wright respirometer6.17 Depth of anaesthesia and processed EEG monitoring6.18 Coagulation testing: TEG and Rotem6.19 Activated clotting time measurement6.20 The Clark electrode6.21 The pH electrode6.22 The Severinghaus electrode6.23 Jugular venous oximetry6.24 Monitoring of neuromuscular blockade6.25 Near-infrared spectroscopy and monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturationsMiscellaneous monitoring6.26 Hygrometers7Filters and humidifiers7.1 Introduction to filters and humidifiers7.2 Passive humidification and HMEs7.3 Active humidification7.4 Filters8Regional anaesthesia8.1 Introduction to regional anaesthesia8.2 Nerve stimulators8.3 Nerve stimulator needles8.4 Spinal needles8.5 Epidural needles8.6 Epidural catheters8.7 Loss of resistance syringe8.8 Luer and non-Luer connectors8.9 Sub-Tenon's set9Critical careIntravenous lines9.1 Intravenous cannulae9.2 Central venous catheters9.3 Other vascular access devicesMonitoring9.4 Incentive spirometry9.5 Doppler cardiac output monitors9.6 Pulmonary artery catheters9.7 Other cardiac output monitors9.8 Intra-abdominal pressure measurement9.9 Intracranial pressure measurementExtracorporeal circuits9.10 Renal replacement therapy in critical care9.11 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation9.12 Cardiopulmonary bypassMiscellaneous9.13 Feeding tubes9.14 Infusion pumps9.15 Rigid neck collars9.16 Rapid fluid infusers9.17 Defibrillators9.18 Intra-aortic balloon pumps9.19 Ventricular assist devices10Surgical equipment relevant to anaesthetists10.1 Diathermy10.2 Chest drains10.3 Lasers10.4 Arterial tourniquet11Radiological equipment 11.1 Introduction to radiological equipment11.2 X-rays11.3 Ultrasound11.4 MRI and compatible equipment12Miscellaneous 12.1 Electricity and electrical safety12.2 Electrical symbols12.3 Cardiac pacemakers12.4 Implantable cardiovertor defibrillators12.5 Decontamination of equipment12.6 The Wheatstone bridge12.7 Regulation and standardization of medical devices12.8 Intraosseous needles12.9 Cell salvageIndex