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Abstract
First prize winner, Anesthesia Book Category, British Medical Association 2012 Medical Book Competition
- Provides a simple and comprehensive explanation of the function of anaesthetic equipment, ensuring its safe use in clinical practice
- Covers the relevant syllabus required by the FRCA and similar exams taken by trainee anaesthetists
- Clear line diagrams explain the working principles of each piece of equipment
- Chapter on local anaesthesia totally rewritten
- Chapter on error and man-machine interaction will be much more in depth
- New chapter on patient warming
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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Front cover | cover | ||
Ward's Anaesthetic Equipment | i | ||
Copyright page | iv | ||
Table of Contents | v | ||
Contributors | vii | ||
Preface to the Sixth Edition | ix | ||
Acknowledgments | x | ||
Dedication | xi | ||
Abbreviations | xii | ||
1 The supply of anaesthetic and other medical gasses | 1 | ||
Chapter contents | 1 | ||
Properties of medical gasses | 1 | ||
Heliox | 3 | ||
Xenon | 3 | ||
Nitric oxide | 3 | ||
Carbon monoxide | 3 | ||
Medical gas cylinders | 3 | ||
Cylinder sizes | 3 | ||
Cylinder filling and maintenance | 3 | ||
Cylinder identification | 6 | ||
Cylinder testing | 6 | ||
Colour coding | 7 | ||
Cylinder valves | 7 | ||
Pin index system | 7 | ||
Bull nose outlet valve | 8 | ||
Handwheel valves | 9 | ||
Integral valves | 9 | ||
Material compatibility | 11 | ||
Tamper evident seals | 11 | ||
Storage of medical gas cylinders | 11 | ||
Cylinder manifolds | 11 | ||
Safety precautions | 13 | ||
Bulk oxygen supply systems | 13 | ||
Cryogenic liquid system (CLS) | 13 | ||
Siting requirements | 15 | ||
Sizing | 15 | ||
Liquid cylinder (LC) installations | 15 | ||
Oxygen concentrators (PSA plant) | 16 | ||
Operational process | 16 | ||
Medical compressed air | 17 | ||
Synthetic air systems | 18 | ||
Medical vacuum systems | 19 | ||
Performance levels and specifications for a medical vacuum service | 20 | ||
Anaesthetic gas scavenging systems | 20 | ||
Alarm and indication systems for piped gasses | 20 | ||
Distribution systems | 21 | ||
Terminal outlets | 22 | ||
Flexible pipeline | 23 | ||
Quick connect probe | 23 | ||
The flexible hosepipe | 23 | ||
The non-interchangeable screw thread (NIST) connector | 24 | ||
Tests and checks for medical gas piped services | 25 | ||
Further reading | 25 | ||
2 Measurement of pressure and gas flow | 27 | ||
Chapter contents | 27 | ||
Force, pressure and flow | 27 | ||
Atmospheric pressure and partial pressure | 28 | ||
Partial pressure | 28 | ||
Absolute, differential and gauge pressures | 29 | ||
Methods of measuring pressure | 30 | ||
Mechanical methods | 30 | ||
Bourdon gauge | 30 | ||
Aneroid gauge | 30 | ||
Electronic methods | 30 | ||
Solid-state electronic pressure transducers | 30 | ||
Measurement of gas flow | 31 | ||
Differential pressure flowmeters | 31 | ||
Constant area differential pressure flowmeters | 31 | ||
Variable-area constant differential pressure flowmeters | 33 | ||
Constant temperature hot-wire anemometry | 34 | ||
Mechanical flowmeters | 35 | ||
The Wright’s respirometer | 35 | ||
The axial turbine flowmeter | 36 | ||
Ultrasonic flowmeters | 37 | ||
The vortex shedding ultrasonic flow transducer | 37 | ||
The time-of-flight ultrasonic flow transducer | 37 | ||
Spirometers | 37 | ||
Peak flowmeters | 37 | ||
Further reading | 39 | ||
3 Vaporizers | 41 | ||
Chapter contents | 41 | ||
Laws of vaporization | 41 | ||
Factors affecting vaporization of a liquid | 41 | ||
Temperature | 41 | ||
Volatility | 42 | ||
The surface area of the liquid | 42 | ||
Removal of vapour from the vicinity of liquid | 42 | ||
Vaporizing systems | 42 | ||
Types of vaporizer | 43 | ||
Variable bypass vaporizers | 44 | ||
Design features | 44 | ||
Surface area of contact between carrier gas and the liquid | 44 | ||
Temperature | 44 | ||
Potency of anaesthetic agent | 44 | ||
Volatility | 45 | ||
Types of variable bypass vaporizers | 45 | ||
Draw-over vaporizers | 45 | ||
Plenum vaporizers | 46 | ||
Factors affecting vaporizer performance | 46 | ||
Extremes of temperature | 46 | ||
Barometric pressure | 46 | ||
Pumping effect | 47 | ||
Liquid levels | 47 | ||
Anaesthetic agents | 48 | ||
Carrier gas composition | 48 | ||
Stability | 48 | ||
Summary of vaporizer performance | 48 | ||
Calibration of vaporizers | 48 | ||
Filling of vaporizers | 49 | ||
Examples of variable bypass vaporizers | 50 | ||
Temperature-compensated vaporizers | 50 | ||
TEC 5 (GE Healthcare) | 50 | ||
TEC 7 series | 50 | ||
Blease Datum | 52 | ||
Dräger ‘Vapor’ 2000 series of vaporizers | 53 | ||
Penlon Sigma Delta vaporizer | 53 | ||
Plenum vaporizers with electronic control | 56 | ||
GE Healthcare – Aladin and Aladin 2 vaporizers | 56 | ||
The cassette | 56 | ||
The control unit | 56 | ||
Draw-over vaporizers | 58 | ||
The Oxford Miniature Vaporizer (OMV) | 59 | ||
Epstein, Macintosh, Oxford (EMO) ether inhaler | 60 | ||
Measured flow vaporizers | 60 | ||
TEC 6 (Plus) (Desflurane) | 60 | ||
Dräger D Vapor | 62 | ||
The Dräger DIVA | 63 | ||
Further reading | 63 | ||
Pumping effect | 63 | ||
Thymol and halothane | 63 | ||
Vapour output | 63 | ||
Filling devices | 64 | ||
Individual vaporizers | 64 | ||
Vaporizers in circle systems | 64 | ||
Hazards | 64 | ||
4 The anaesthetic workstation | 65 | ||
Chapter contents | 65 | ||
Functions of the modern workstation | 67 | ||
Development of the anaesthetic workstation | 67 | ||
Integrated and modular designs | 67 | ||
Patient and machine monitoring | 68 | ||
Electronics: monitoring or control? | 68 | ||
The anaesthetic delivery system | 68 | ||
Machine framework | 69 | ||
The compressed gas attachments | 69 | ||
Cylinders | 69 | ||
Pipelines | 70 | ||
Pressure (contents) gauges | 70 | ||
Single-block manifold | 70 | ||
Pressure regulators (reducing valves) | 70 | ||
Working principles | 71 | ||
The accuracy of regulators | 72 | ||
Interchangeability of regulators | 73 | ||
Common faults in regulators | 73 | ||
Relief valves on regulators | 73 | ||
Primary pressure regulators | 73 | ||
Secondary pressure regulators | 73 | ||
Flow restrictors | 74 | ||
Gas-tight connections within the machine | 75 | ||
Joints in metal tubing | 75 | ||
Other detachable joints | 76 | ||
Valve glands | 76 | ||
‘O’-rings | 77 | ||
Flowmeters (rotameters) | 77 | ||
The flowmeter block | 78 | ||
Carbon dioxide flowmeters | 79 | ||
Anti-hypoxia devices | 79 | ||
Mechanical devices | 79 | ||
Pneumatic devices, e.g. Pneupac ratio system | 80 | ||
Electronically controlled anti-hypoxia devices (Penlon Ltd) | 81 | ||
The back bar | 81 | ||
The Ohmeda ‘Selectatec’ System | 83 | ||
Dräger Interlock 2 | 83 | ||
Problems with detachable vaporizer systems | 83 | ||
Back bar working pressures | 83 | ||
Additional safety features | 84 | ||
Emergency oxygen | 84 | ||
Oxygen failure warning devices | 85 | ||
The Ritchie whistle | 85 | ||
Current oxygen failure warning devices | 86 | ||
Common gas outlet | 87 | ||
Auxiliary gas sockets | 87 | ||
Ventilators | 87 | ||
Proportional flow valves | 87 | ||
Integral breathing systems | 89 | ||
Ergonomics | 90 | ||
Standards | 91 | ||
The critical incident (see also Chapter 29) | 91 | ||
Alarms | 92 | ||
Pre-use check | 93 | ||
Specific machines | 94 | ||
(Datex-Ohmeda) Aestiva/5, GE Healthcare | 95 | ||
(Datex-Ohmeda) ADU, GE Healthcare | 97 | ||
Dräger Primus | 97 | ||
Dräger Zeus | 98 | ||
GE Healthcare, Aisys | 103 | ||
References | 105 | ||
Further reading | 105 | ||
5 Breathing systems and their components | 107 | ||
Chapter contents | 107 | ||
Introduction | 107 | ||
Definitions | 107 | ||
Classification of breathing systems | 107 | ||
Non-rebreathing systems | 108 | ||
Systems where rebreathing is possible | 108 | ||
Mapleson’s classification of breathing systems | 109 | ||
Working principles of breathing systems | 109 | ||
Mapleson A breathing system | 109 | ||
Mapleson A system and controlled ventilation | 110 | ||
Other Mapleson A breathing systems | 111 | ||
The Lack co-axial breathing system (Fig. 5.7A) | 111 | ||
Lack parallel breathing system (Fig. 5.7B) | 111 | ||
Mapleson B and C systems | 112 | ||
Mapleson D system | 112 | ||
The Mapleson D system with spontaneous respiration | 112 | ||
Mapleson D system with controlled or assisted ventilation | 113 | ||
The Bain system | 115 | ||
Hybrid systems | 115 | ||
Mapleson E and F systems | 117 | ||
The T-piece system | 117 | ||
Controlled ventilation with the T-piece | 117 | ||
The Rees T-piece (Mapleson F system) | 118 | ||
Alternative classification for Mapleson type systems | 118 | ||
Non-rebreathing systems utilizing carbon dioxide absorption and recirculation of gasses | 118 | ||
Carbon dioxide absorption | 118 | ||
Chemical composition of absorbents | 119 | ||
Sodium/potassium | 119 | ||
Barium | 119 | ||
Water content | 119 | ||
Other constituents | 119 | ||
Zeolite | 119 | ||
Silica | 119 | ||
Calcium chloride | 119 | ||
Granule size | 120 | ||
Production | 120 | ||
Absorptive capacity | 120 | ||
The exothermic reaction | 120 | ||
Classification of breathing systems utilizing carbon dioxide absorption | 121 | ||
’To-and-fro’ absorption systems | 121 | ||
The Waters’ canister (Fig. 5.16) | 121 | ||
Circle absorption systems | 122 | ||
Apparatus dead space | 123 | ||
Flow resistance | 124 | ||
Efficiency of absorbers | 124 | ||
Absorber switch | 124 | ||
Ventilator switch | 125 | ||
The use of ventilators with circle systems | 125 | ||
‘Bag squeezer’ | 125 | ||
‘Pneumatic piston’ | 125 | ||
Turbine | 125 | ||
Mechanical ventilation in circle systems | 125 | ||
Control of minute ventilation | 125 | ||
Maintenance of circle absorber systems | 126 | ||
Gas and vapour concentration in a circle system | 127 | ||
First stage | 127 | ||
Second stage | 127 | ||
Third stage | 127 | ||
Oxygen concentrations in circle systems at low fresh gas flows | 127 | ||
The use of volatile agents in the circle system | 128 | ||
Vaporizer outside circle | 128 | ||
Vaporizer in circle | 128 | ||
Breathing systems with assisted circulation | 128 | ||
Inspiratory assistance | 129 | ||
Procedures for checking breathing systems | 129 | ||
The components of a breathing system | 129 | ||
Rebreathing and reservoir bags | 129 | ||
Adjustable pressure limiting (APL) valves | 130 | ||
The Humphrey APL valve | 131 | ||
APL valves with in-built overpressure safety devices | 131 | ||
Alternative APL valve design | 132 | ||
Breathing hoses | 132 | ||
Tapered connections (adapters) | 134 | ||
Problems with tapered connections | 136 | ||
Reuse of breathing system components | 136 | ||
Further reading | 136 | ||
Breathing systems | 136 | ||
Classification of breathing systems | 136 | ||
Mapleson A systems | 136 | ||
Mapleson D, E and F systems | 136 | ||
Rebreathing with Mapleson systems | 136 | ||
Resistance to flow with Mapleson systems | 136 | ||
Hybrid systems | 136 | ||
Carbon dioxide absorption | 137 | ||
Circle systems | 137 | ||
Levels of anaesthetic agents in circle systems | 137 | ||
Absorbers and absorbents | 137 | ||
Carbon monoxide and compound A formation | 137 | ||
Abnormal heat generation in circle systems | 137 | ||
Apparatus | 138 | ||
6 Airway management equipment | 139 | ||
Chapter contents | 139 | ||
Fundamentals | 140 | ||
Materials used in airway devices | 140 | ||
Rubber | 140 | ||
Plastics | 140 | ||
Artificial airways | 140 | ||
Terminology | 140 | ||
Simple airway adjuncts | 141 | ||
Oropharyngeal airway | 141 | ||
Inserting the airway | 142 | ||
Complications | 142 | ||
Oropharyngeal airways for flexible endoscopic oral intubation | 142 | ||
Nasopharyngeal airway | 143 | ||
Complications | 144 | ||
Facemasks | 144 | ||
Specialized face masks | 146 | ||
Flexible endoscopic intubation | 146 | ||
Monitoring ventilation | 146 | ||
Supraglottic airways | 146 | ||
History | 146 | ||
Features | 146 | ||
Terminology | 146 | ||
Pharyngeal seal and efficacy vs oesophageal seal and safety | 147 | ||
First-generation SADs | 147 | ||
The laryngeal mask airways | 147 | ||
The LMA Classic | 147 | ||
cLMA dimensions relevant for its use as a conduit | 148 | ||
Inserting the LMA | 148 | ||
Pre-use checks | 148 | ||
Standard insertion | 148 | ||
Alternative methods of insertion | 149 | ||
Confirmation of correct placement | 149 | ||
Indications for using the LMA: | 149 | ||
Contraindications | 150 | ||
LMA Flexible | 150 | ||
Other ‘laryngeal masks’ | 151 | ||
Cuff pressure monitoring | 151 | ||
Intubating LMA | 152 | ||
Other first-generation SADs | 152 | ||
Laryngeal tube | 153 | ||
CobraPLA | 153 | ||
Second-generation SADs | 154 | ||
LMA ProSeal | 154 | ||
LMA Supreme | 155 | ||
i-gel | 156 | ||
Combitube | 156 | ||
The Laryngeal Tube Suction mark II | 157 | ||
SLIPA | 157 | ||
Sads summary | 158 | ||
Tracheal tubes | 158 | ||
History | 158 | ||
Design | 159 | ||
Construction materials | 160 | ||
Size | 161 | ||
Adults | 161 | ||
Children | 161 | ||
Tracheal tube cuffs | 162 | ||
High-pressure cuffs | 162 | ||
Medium-pressure cuffs | 163 | ||
Low-pressure or high-volume cuffs | 163 | ||
Nitrous oxide and tracheal tube cuffs | 164 | ||
Nasotracheal intubation | 165 | ||
Common problems with the use of tracheal tubes | 165 | ||
ISO connectors, angle pieces and catheter mounts | 167 | ||
ISO connectors | 167 | ||
Connectors and angle pieces | 167 | ||
Catheter mounts | 167 | ||
Tracheal tubes for special purposes | 168 | ||
RAE preformed tubes | 168 | ||
Reinforced tubes | 169 | ||
Polar tubes | 169 | ||
Microlaryngeal tube | 170 | ||
Carden tube | 170 | ||
Tubes for laser surgery | 170 | ||
Mallinckrodt ‘Laser-Flex’ tracheal tubes | 170 | ||
Foil wrapped | 171 | ||
Jet ventilation | 171 | ||
Tubes and catheters for ‘jet ventilation’ (high-pressure source ventilation) | 171 | ||
Supraglottic ventilation | 171 | ||
Transglottic ventilation – Hunsaker tube | 171 | ||
Subglottic ventilation: transtracheal catheters | 172 | ||
Laryngectomy tube | 172 | ||
Tubes for thoracic surgery (including bronchial blockers) | 172 | ||
(Endo) bronchial tubes | 172 | ||
Tubes with bronchial blockers | 173 | ||
Double lumen tubes | 173 | ||
Sizes | 173 | ||
Insertion | 174 | ||
Tubes to assist intubation | 174 | ||
Tubes with additional ports/lumens | 175 | ||
LITA tube | 175 | ||
Tubes for non-operative jet ventilation (e.g. intensive care) | 175 | ||
Developments in tracheal tube and cuff technology for intensive care | 175 | ||
Subglottic devices | 176 | ||
Tracheostomy tubes | 176 | ||
Percutaneous tracheostomy kits | 177 | ||
Devices for cricothyroidotomy | 178 | ||
Manujet ‘injector’ (VBM Medizintechnik) | 178 | ||
Ravussin catheter | 178 | ||
Melker cricothyroidotomy kits | 179 | ||
Quicktrach | 179 | ||
The Mini-Trach | 179 | ||
Portex Cricothyroidotomy Kit (PCK) | 179 | ||
Laryngoscopes | 179 | ||
History | 180 | ||
Retractor type laryngoscopes | 180 | ||
Features of modern laryngoscopes | 181 | ||
Single-use and reusable laryngoscope blades | 181 | ||
Direct laryngoscopy | 182 | ||
Polio laryngoscope | 183 | ||
McCoy blade | 183 | ||
Flexiblade | 183 | ||
Rigid optical laryngoscopes | 183 | ||
Bladed rigid optical laryngoscoscopes | 185 | ||
Bullard laryngoscope | 185 | ||
McGrath Series 5 | 185 | ||
GlideScope | 185 | ||
C-Mac | 186 | ||
Conduit rigid optical laryngoscopes | 186 | ||
Upsherscope | 186 | ||
Pentax AWS | 186 | ||
Airtraq | 187 | ||
LMA CTrach | 188 | ||
Optical stylets | 188 | ||
Bonfils intubating fibrescope | 189 | ||
The Shikani Optical Stylet and Levitan FPS (First Pass Success) | 189 | ||
SensaScope | 189 | ||
Further developments | 189 | ||
Flexible endoscopes | 190 | ||
Flexible fibreoptic laryngoscopes | 190 | ||
Principles and design | 190 | ||
Use | 191 | ||
Video technology | 191 | ||
Ambu aScope | 193 | ||
Care of the flexible endoscope | 194 | ||
Flexible endoscopic (‘fibreoptic’) intubation | 194 | ||
Technique | 194 | ||
Training | 195 | ||
Associated equipment | 195 | ||
Tracheal tubes | 195 | ||
Bite blocks | 195 | ||
Conduit oropharyngeal airways | 195 | ||
Tongue forceps | 195 | ||
Ventilation/intubation masks | 195 | ||
Aintree Intubation Catheter (AIC) | 195 | ||
Aids for intubation/ tube exchange | 196 | ||
Bougies and stylets | 196 | ||
Light wand | 197 | ||
Trachlight | 198 | ||
Airway Exchange Catheter (AEC) | 198 | ||
Retrograde intubation | 198 | ||
Miscellany | 199 | ||
Magill’s forceps | 199 | ||
Drug Delivery Systems | 199 | ||
References | 201 | ||
Further reading | 205 | ||
7 Equipment for the inhalation of oxygen and other gasses | 207 | ||
Chapter contents | 207 | ||
Introduction | 207 | ||
Normobaric oxygen therapy | 207 | ||
Low dependency systems | 207 | ||
Variable performance devices | 208 | ||
No capacity oxygen delivery devices | 209 | ||
Low capacity oxygen delivery devices (capacity <100 ml) | 210 | ||
Medium capacity oxygen delivery devices (capacity 100–250 ml) | 210 | ||
High capacity oxygen delivery devices (capacity 250–2500 ml) | 210 | ||
Very high capacity oxygen delivery devices (capacity >2500 ml) | 212 | ||
Fixed performance devices | 213 | ||
The Bernoulli effect and the Venturi principle | 213 | ||
Medium dependency systems | 215 | ||
High-dependency systems | 217 | ||
Metered sources of oxygen and air | 217 | ||
The administration of oxygen in a mixture of gasses | 217 | ||
Entonox | 217 | ||
The BOC Entonox valve | 217 | ||
The Pneupac Entonox valve | 217 | ||
Heliox | 217 | ||
Oxygen delivery at high or low atmospheric pressures | 220 | ||
Hyperbaric medicine | 220 | ||
Diving | 220 | ||
Mountaineering | 223 | ||
References | 223 | ||
8 Manual resuscitators | 225 | ||
Chapter contents | 225 | ||
Components | 225 | ||
The self-inflating bag | 225 | ||
The respirable gas inlet | 225 | ||
The non-rebreathing valve | 226 | ||
Ambu single shutter valve (Figs 8.4A, B and C) | 226 | ||
Laerdal pattern valve | 228 | ||
Safety features incorporated into manual resuscitators | 229 | ||
Other uses for manual resuscitators | 229 | ||
Further reading | 230 | ||
9 Automatic ventilators | 231 | ||
Chapter contents | 231 | ||
Positive pressure ventilators | 231 | ||
Methods of pressure generation | 232 | ||
Classification of ventilators | 232 | ||
Power | 232 | ||
Low-powered ventilators | 232 | ||
10 Ventilation in the intensive care unit | 253 | ||
Chapter contents | 253 | ||
Introduction | 253 | ||
Ideal requirements | 253 | ||
Differences between ventilators for anaesthesia and intensive care | 254 | ||
Driving mechanisms | 254 | ||
Microprocessor electronic control | 255 | ||
Information display | 255 | ||
Inspiratory flow valve | 256 | ||
Flow sensors | 257 | ||
Patient triggering | 257 | ||
Pressure triggering | 258 | ||
Flow triggering | 258 | ||
Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) | 258 | ||
Expiratory pressure generation | 258 | ||
Exhalation valves | 258 | ||
Constriction type (scissor valves) | 258 | ||
Diaphragm type – mechanically operated | 259 | ||
Diaphragm type – pressure operated | 259 | ||
Overpressure valves | 259 | ||
Ambient air inlet | 260 | ||
Nebulizer port | 260 | ||
Battery back-up | 260 | ||
Flow pattern generation/ventilation modes | 260 | ||
Control and phase variables | 261 | ||
Volume pre-set control mode | 261 | ||
Pressure pre-set control mode | 261 | ||
Other ventilator modes | 262 | ||
Conditional variables | 262 | ||
Controlled mandatory ventilation (CMV) | 262 | ||
Intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) | 262 | ||
Synchronous intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV) | 262 | ||
Pressure support mode/spontaneous assist | 262 | ||
Closed loop controlled ventilatory modes | 265 | ||
Dual control mode | 265 | ||
Volume support (VS) | 266 | ||
Automode | 266 | ||
Autoflow | 266 | ||
Adaptive support ventilation (ASV) | 266 | ||
Automatic tube compensation (ATC) | 266 | ||
SmartCare | 266 | ||
Individual ventilators | 266 | ||
900C | 266 | ||
Servo-i and Servo 300 | 267 | ||
Dräger Evita series (2 Dura, 4, XL) | 268 | ||
Pneumatics (Fig 10.22B) | 268 | ||
Non-invasive ventilation | 268 | ||
High frequency oscillators | 270 | ||
Summary | 272 | ||
References | 272 | ||
11 Breathing filters, humidifiers and nebulizers | 275 | ||
Chapter contents | 275 | ||
Breathing system filters | 275 | ||
Filtration and mechanisms of filtration | 275 | ||
Mechanisms of filtration of gas-borne particles | 275 | ||
a. Interception | 275 | ||
b. Inertial impaction | 275 | ||
c. Gravitational settling | 276 | ||
d. Diffusion | 276 | ||
e. Electrostatic attraction | 276 | ||
Most penetrating particle size | 276 | ||
Types of filter | 276 | ||
Glass fibre filters | 276 | ||
Electrostatic filters | 277 | ||
1. Tribocharged filters | 277 | ||
2. Fibrillated coronal-charged filters | 277 | ||
Measuring the performance of breathing system filters | 277 | ||
Humidifiers | 277 | ||
Humidity | 277 | ||
Humidification requirements | 278 | ||
Humidification equipment | 278 | ||
Passive humidification systems | 278 | ||
1. Heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) | 278 | ||
Classification of filters and heat and moisture exchangers | 280 | ||
2. Circle breathing systems | 280 | ||
Active humidification systems | 282 | ||
1. Bottle humidifier | 282 | ||
2. Active heat and moisture exchanger | 283 | ||
3. Heated humidifiers | 283 | ||
Nebulizers | 283 | ||
1. Gas-driven nebulizers | 284 | ||
2. Ultrasonic nebulizer | 284 | ||
Deposition in the airways | 284 | ||
Problems with filters, humidifiers and nebulizers | 286 | ||
References | 286 | ||
Further reading | 287 | ||
12 Equipment for paediatric anaesthesia | 289 | ||
Chapter contents | 289 | ||
Anatomical and physiological differences between adults and children | 289 | ||
Anatomical differences in the airway between adults and children | 289 | ||
Physiological differences in breathing between adults and children | 289 | ||
Equipment | 290 | ||
The anaesthetic machine | 290 | ||
Transmission of infection | 290 | ||
Regulation of equipment manufacture | 291 | ||
Equipment for management of the airway | 291 | ||
Facemasks | 291 | ||
Tracheal tubes | 292 | ||
Laryngeal Masks | 295 | ||
Other supraglottic airway devices | 296 | ||
Airway adjuncts | 296 | ||
Tracheostomy tubes | 296 | ||
Gaining access to the airway | 296 | ||
The laryngoscope | 296 | ||
The fibreoptic bronchoscope | 297 | ||
Trans-illumination techniques | 298 | ||
Alternative approach to the difficult airway | 298 | ||
Anaesthetic breathing systems | 298 | ||
Ideal airway and breathing equipment for paediatric anaesthesia | 300 | ||
Breathing systems in use | 300 | ||
Mapleson A | 300 | ||
T-piece (Mapleson E and F) | 300 | ||
Mapleson D | 301 | ||
Humphrey ADE | 301 | ||
Circle system | 301 | ||
Breathing system humidification and filtration | 302 | ||
Ventilators for use during paediatric anaesthesia | 302 | ||
Mechanical thumbs | 303 | ||
Bag squeezers | 303 | ||
Hybrid systems: the Newton valve | 303 | ||
Access to the circulatory system | 305 | ||
Positioning, environmental control and temperature monitoring | 305 | ||
Transfer of the critically ill child | 306 | ||
Monitoring | 307 | ||
Finally | 307 | ||
Acknowledgements | 307 | ||
References | 308 | ||
Further reading | 309 | ||
13 Equipment for regional anaesthesia | 311 | ||
Chapter contents | 311 | ||
Nerve location devices | 311 | ||
Ultrasound | 311 | ||
Device specifics | 311 | ||
Imaging modes used in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia | 312 | ||
Controls | 312 | ||
Transducers | 313 | ||
Features | 314 | ||
Image processing software | 314 | ||
Image recording and remote viewing capability | 314 | ||
On screen tutorials | 314 | ||
Needle visibility | 314 | ||
Adjuncts | 314 | ||
Introduction of ultrasound imaging into clinical practice | 315 | ||
Nerve stimulators | 315 | ||
Needles and catheters | 316 | ||
General considerations | 316 | ||
Needle tip design | 316 | ||
Stimulating needles | 316 | ||
Catheters | 317 | ||
Insertion | 317 | ||
Design | 317 | ||
Needle diameter and length | 317 | ||
Spinal anaesthesia | 318 | ||
Microspinal catheters | 319 | ||
Epidural anaesthesia | 319 | ||
Equipment for combined spinal/epidural (CSE) techniques | 320 | ||
Ambulatory continuous infusions of local anaesthetic | 321 | ||
Non-luer connectors | 321 | ||
References | 321 | ||
14 Physiological monitoring: | 323 | ||
Chapter contents | 323 | ||
Introduction | 323 | ||
Classification of monitoring equipment | 323 | ||
Monitoring biological electrical potentials | 324 | ||
The electrocardiograph (ECG) | 327 | ||
Neuromuscular monitoring | 328 | ||
Blood pressure monitoring | 329 | ||
Non-invasive arterial blood pressure (NIBP) measurement | 329 | ||
The sphygmomanometer | 330 | ||
The oscillotonometer | 330 | ||
Oscillometry | 331 | ||
Peñaz volume clamp technique | 331 | ||
Pulse oximetry | 332 | ||
Principles | 332 | ||
Limitations | 333 | ||
Body temperature monitoring | 334 | ||
References | 335 | ||
15 Physiological monitoring: gasses | 337 | ||
Chapter contents | 337 | ||
Respiratory gas sampling | 337 | ||
Gas concentration monitoring | 338 | ||
Refractometry | 338 | ||
Infrared absorption spectroscopy | 339 | ||
Mass spectrometry | 341 | ||
Raman spectroscopy | 343 | ||
The piezoelectric (Engstrom Emma) gas analyzer | 344 | ||
The paramagnetic gas analyzer | 344 | ||
Dräger PATO | 345 | ||
Fuel cells and polarographic cells | 345 | ||
Nitric oxide measurement | 346 | ||
Measurement of respiratory volumes | 346 | ||
Blood gas analysis | 346 | ||
pH electrode | 347 | ||
The Severinghaus pCO2 electrode | 348 | ||
Derived variables from a blood gas machine | 348 | ||
Temperature and blood gas analysis | 348 | ||
Other ion-selective electrodes | 348 | ||
Transcutaneous blood gas analyzers | 349 | ||
Intravascular blood gas analyzers | 349 | ||
The co-oximeter | 349 | ||
References | 350 | ||
Further reading | 350 | ||
16 Cardiac output monitoring | 351 | ||
Chapter contents | 351 | ||
Pulmonary artery catheter | 351 | ||
Cardiac output (CO) with PAC | 353 | ||
Modified pulmonary artery catheters | 353 | ||
Limitations | 354 | ||
Oesophageal doppler method for measurement of cardiac output | 354 | ||
Doppler effect | 354 | ||
CardioQ-ODM (Deltex Medical) | 354 | ||
Aortic flow signal | 354 | ||
The nomogram | 355 | ||
Doppler probe | 355 | ||
Probe insertion | 356 | ||
Limitations | 356 | ||
The CardioQ-ODM parameters | 356 | ||
Corrected flow time (FTc) | 356 | ||
Peak velocity (PV) | 356 | ||
Mean acceleration (MA) | 358 | ||
HemoSonic 100, Arrow Critical Care Products, USA | 358 | ||
Arterial pressure waveform analysis | 358 | ||
PiCCO2 (Pulsion Medical Systems) | 359 | ||
Transpulmonary thermodilution | 359 | ||
Additional variables | 359 | ||
LiDCOplus and LiDCOrapid | 360 | ||
Lithium dilution cardiac ouput | 361 | ||
PulseCO continuous cardiac output | 361 | ||
LiDCOrapid | 363 | ||
FloTrac-Vigileo (Edwards Lifesciences, USA) | 364 | ||
FloTrac algorithm | 364 | ||
The NICOM | 364 | ||
References | 366 | ||
Further reading | 367 | ||
17 Depth of anaesthesia and neurophysiological monitoring | 369 | ||
Chapter contents | 369 | ||
Nerve stimulators | 369 | ||
Assessment of neuromuscular blockade | 369 | ||
Accelerometry/acceleromyography | 370 | ||
Piezoelectric methods (‘Kinemyography’) | 370 | ||
Other methods | 371 | ||
Nerve stimulators for regional anaesthesia | 371 | ||
Assessment of neural integrity | 371 | ||
Peripheral/cranial nerves | 371 | ||
Spinal cord/nerve roots | 371 | ||
Somatosensory evoked potentials | 371 | ||
Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) | 372 | ||
Monitoring ‘depth of anaesthesia’ | 372 | ||
EEG | 373 | ||
General principles, signal processing and artefact rejection | 373 | ||
Time and frequency domain analysis and data presentation | 373 | ||
Bispectral analysis and the EEG bispectral index | 374 | ||
Other spontaneous EEG processing devices | 376 | ||
Entropy | 377 | ||
Auditory evoked potentials | 377 | ||
aepEX monitor | 378 | ||
Clinical use of depth of anaesthesia monitoring | 378 | ||
Limitations | 379 | ||
Pain measurement | 379 | ||
Assessment of cerebral blood flow | 380 | ||
Stump pressure | 380 | ||
Transcranial Doppler technique (TCD) | 380 | ||
SSEPs | 381 | ||
EEG | 381 | ||
Jugular bulb oximetry | 381 | ||
Cerebral oximetry | 381 | ||
References | 381 | ||
Further Reading | 383 | ||
18 Atmospheric pollution | 385 | ||
Chapter contents | 385 | ||
Effects on the environment | 385 | ||
Effects on individuals | 387 | ||
Legislation | 387 | ||
Control of pollution | 389 | ||
The extent of pollution | 389 | ||
Anaesthetic gasses and vapours | 389 | ||
The employment of a scavenging system and its efficiency | 389 | ||
Leakage | 390 | ||
The efficiency of the air-conditioning system | 390 | ||
The size of the premises | 390 | ||
Measurement of pollution | 390 | ||
Operating theatres | 390 | ||
Theatre personnel | 390 | ||
Scavenging systems | 391 | ||
The collecting system | 391 | ||
The transfer system | 392 | ||
The receiving system | 392 | ||
The disposal system | 392 | ||
Active disposal systems | 392 | ||
Passive disposal systems | 395 | ||
Absorption systems | 395 | ||
Other devices | 395 | ||
References | 397 | ||
Further Reading | 398 | ||
19 Infusion equipment and intravenous anaesthesia | 399 | ||
Chapter contents | 399 | ||
Evolution of infusion systems | 399 | ||
Microprocessor controlled/ software driven | 400 | ||
Simple infusion systems | 401 | ||
Rapid infusion | 402 | ||
Principles of infusion devices | 402 | ||
The stepper motor | 402 | ||
Infusion pumps | 403 | ||
Cassette type | 403 | ||
Peristaltic pumps | 403 | ||
Syringe drivers | 404 | ||
Rechargeable batteries | 404 | ||
Safety | 405 | ||
Error traps and drug libraries | 407 | ||
Drug libraries (Fig. 19.12) | 407 | ||
Bar code scanners | 407 | ||
Line pressure limits | 408 | ||
Electromagnetic interference | 408 | ||
Target-controlled infusion (tci) | 408 | ||
Key components | 409 | ||
Diprifusor | 409 | ||
Accuracy | 411 | ||
Open label TCI | 412 | ||
Other pharmacokinetic models | 413 | ||
Future developments | 413 | ||
Open TCI initiative | 413 | ||
Experimental systems | 414 | ||
Patient-controlled analgesia (pca) | 414 | ||
Elastomeric pumps | 415 | ||
Other non-electrically powered infusion devices | 416 | ||
Autotransfusion | 416 | ||
Related equipment | 416 | ||
Filtration | 416 | ||
Infusion lines | 417 | ||
TIVAtrainer© | 418 | ||
References | 419 | ||
Further Reading | 420 | ||
20 Medical suction apparatus | 421 | ||
Chapter contents | 421 | ||
Main components | 421 | ||
Energy source | 421 | ||
Vacuum source | 421 | ||
Pump types | 421 | ||
Internal connections | 423 | ||
Filter | 423 | ||
Collection vessel | 423 | ||
Suction tubing to disposal | 424 | ||
Efficiency | 424 | ||
Other components of suction apparatus | 425 | ||
Vacuum control valve or regulator | 425 | ||
Vacuum gauge | 425 | ||
Cut-off over-flow valve | 425 | ||
Foam prevention | 425 | ||
Multiple collection vessels | 425 | ||
The suction nozzle, catheter or hand-piece | 425 | ||
Local vacuum units | 426 | ||
Choice of suction apparatus | 426 | ||
Standards and testing | 427 | ||
Further Reading | 428 | ||
21 Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization | 429 | ||
Chapter contents | 429 | ||
Introduction | 429 | ||
Risk assessment and the decontamination process | 429 | ||
Terminology | 430 | ||
Decontamination | 430 | ||
Bioburden | 430 | ||
Cleaning | 430 | ||
Disinfection | 430 | ||
Sterilization | 431 | ||
Sterilant | 431 | ||
Dry saturated steam | 431 | ||
Infection control strategies | 431 | ||
Factors to be considered | 431 | ||
Single-use versus reusable anaesthetic equipment | 431 | ||
Disinfection or sterilization | 432 | ||
Centralization of decontamination services | 433 | ||
Heat-labile instruments | 433 | ||
Endoscope processing | 433 | ||
Automated decontamination | 433 | ||
Drying cabinets | 433 | ||
Standard precautions | 435 | ||
Tracking of reusable anaesthetic equipment | 435 | ||
Damage caused by the decontamination process | 435 | ||
Bacterial/viral filters and anaesthetic breathing systems | 436 | ||
Prion disease | 436 | ||
References | 437 | ||
22 Information technology and the anaesthetic workstation | 439 | ||
Chapter contents | 439 | ||
Record keeping | 439 | ||
Functions of the anaesthetic record | 439 | ||
Clinical communication | 439 | ||
Audit | 439 | ||
Education | 440 | ||
Medicolegal | 440 | ||
Research | 440 | ||
Computerized anaesthetic records | 440 | ||
Automatic data capture | 441 | ||
Data entry | 441 | ||
Other information and communication systems | 445 | ||
Electronic prescribing | 445 | ||
Decision support | 445 | ||
Pharmacology display systems | 445 | ||
Communication | 445 | ||
References | 446 | ||
23 Electrical hazards and their prevention | 447 | ||
Chapter contents | 447 | ||
mains electricity supply | 447 | ||
Pathophysiological effects of electricity | 448 | ||
Accidents associated with the mains electricity supply | 449 | ||
Electrocution | 450 | ||
Microshock | 450 | ||
Shock protection | 451 | ||
Classification of electromedical equipment to ensure electrical safety | 452 | ||
Class I equipment | 452 | ||
Class II equipment (Fig. 23.10A) | 453 | ||
Class III equipment | 453 | ||
Type B equipment (Fig. 23.10B) | 453 | ||
Type BF equipment (Fig. 23.10C) | 453 | ||
Type CF equipment (Fig. 23.10D) | 454 | ||
Burns | 454 | ||
Sparks and static electricity | 454 | ||
Fire and explosion | 455 | ||
High oxygen partial pressure | 455 | ||
Volatile anaesthetic agents and flammable solvents | 455 | ||
Other causes of fire | 455 | ||
Zone of risk | 455 | ||
Classification of anaesthetic equipment and zone of risk (Fig. 23.11) | 456 | ||
Anaesthetic-proof equipment (AP) | 456 | ||
Anaesthetic-proof category G (APG) equipment | 456 | ||
References | 456 | ||
Further Reading | 457 | ||
24 Surgical diathermy | 459 | ||
Chapter contents | 459 | ||
Physical principles | 459 | ||
Current density | 459 | ||
Accidents due to diathermy | 461 | ||
Electrical burns | 461 | ||
Diathermy and laparoscopic surgery | 463 | ||
Diathermy and pacemakers | 463 | ||
Fires and explosions | 463 | ||
References | 463 | ||
Further reading | 463 | ||
25 Pacemakers and defibrillators | 465 | ||
Chapter contents | 465 | ||
Summary | 465 | ||
Basic cardiac electrophysiology | 465 | ||
Pacemakers | 466 | ||
Introduction | 466 | ||
The NASPE/BPEG code | 466 | ||
Pacing terminology | 467 | ||
Temporary pacing | 467 | ||
Transvenous pacing | 467 | ||
Transoesophageal and transgastric pacing | 468 | ||
Transcutaneous pacing | 468 | ||
Permanent pacing | 469 | ||
Hardware | 469 | ||
Software | 470 | ||
Future directions | 470 | ||
Vagal nerve stimulators | 470 | ||
Defibrillators | 471 | ||
Introduction | 471 | ||
External defibrillation | 472 | ||
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator | 472 | ||
Hardware | 472 | ||
Software | 473 | ||
Future directions | 473 | ||
Electromagnetic interference | 473 | ||
References | 474 | ||
further reading | 474 | ||
26 Lasers | 475 | ||
Chapter contents | 475 | ||
Principles | 475 | ||
Clinical applications | 476 | ||
Safety aspects | 477 | ||
Anaesthetic-related risks | 478 | ||
Safety codes | 478 | ||
References | 478 | ||
27 Provision of anaesthesia in difficult situations and the developing world | 479 | ||
Chapter contents | 479 | ||
Difficult situations within hospitals | 480 | ||
Radiology departments | 480 | ||
Radiotherapy units | 480 | ||
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | 480 | ||
Remote anaesthesia | 480 | ||
Interhospital transfers | 481 | ||
Developing countries | 481 | ||
‘District hospital’-based anaesthesia | 481 | ||
Draw-over anaesthesia | 482 | ||
Draw-over apparatus | 482 | ||
Supplemental oxygen | 485 | ||
Ventilators suitable for developing countries | 485 | ||
Manley Multivent ventilator | 485 | ||
Combination anaesthetic equipment | 485 | ||
Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) | 486 | ||
Major accidents and disasters | 486 | ||
The battlefield | 487 | ||
Triservice apparatus | 488 | ||
Pneupac compPac ventilator | 488 | ||
Nuclear biological chemical (NBC) capability | 489 | ||
Equipment for other battlefield anaesthetic techniques | 489 | ||
Abnormal ambient pressures | 489 | ||
Altitude | 489 | ||
Hyperbaric chamber and anaesthetic equipment | 490 | ||
Monitoring | 490 | ||
Essential equipment to pack | 491 | ||
References | 491 | ||
Further reading | 491 | ||
28 The anaesthetist and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | 493 | ||
Chapter contents | 493 | ||
Standards | 493 | ||
Interrelationship of standards | 495 | ||
CE marking | 495 | ||
Competent authorities and notified bodies | 495 | ||
Limitations of CE marking | 496 | ||
Global harmonization | 497 | ||
UK consumer advisory role | 497 | ||
Adverse incident reportage | 497 | ||
Safety advice | 498 | ||
Other MHRA publications | 499 | ||
One liners | 499 | ||
Evaluation reports | 499 | ||
Device bulletins | 499 | ||
Annual adverse incident report | 499 | ||
The anaesthetist’s role | 499 | ||
Acknowledgements | 500 | ||
Appendix 1 | 500 | ||
Glossary | 500 | ||
Appendix 2 | 501 | ||
Adverse incident reporting | 501 | ||
References | 501 | ||
Further reading | 502 | ||
29 Error, Man and Machine | 503 | ||
Chapter contents | 503 | ||
Human factors in aviation | 503 | ||
Understanding error | 504 | ||
Root causes of adverse events | 505 | ||
An example from aviation | 505 | ||
Decision-making | 506 | ||
Situational awareness | 506 | ||
Fatigue, vigilance and arousal | 507 | ||
Communication styles | 508 | ||
The Shiva factor | 508 | ||
Volant diagram | 509 | ||
Error management | 509 | ||
Barriers for safety | 510 | ||
Checklists | 510 | ||
An example from aviation | 510 | ||
An example from anaesthesia | 511 | ||
Conclusions | 511 | ||
Appendix 1 | 511 | ||
Glossary | 511 | ||
References | 512 | ||
Further reading | 512 | ||
30 Warming devices | 513 | ||
Chapter contents | 513 | ||
Background | 513 | ||
Physical principles | 513 | ||
Heat generation | 513 | ||
Heat transfer | 514 | ||
Conduction | 514 | ||
Convection | 514 | ||
Radiation | 514 | ||
Evaporation | 514 | ||
Thermal capacity | 514 | ||
Insulation | 514 | ||
Devices used to prevent perioperative hypothermia | 514 | ||
Passive devices | 514 | ||
Active devices | 515 | ||
Circulating water devices | 515 | ||
Carbon fibre and polymer devices | 515 | ||
Forced-air warming blankets | 516 | ||
Radiant heaters | 517 | ||
Other devices | 518 | ||
Locally applied warm water and pulsating negative pressure | 518 | ||
Devices used to warm intravenous fluids | 518 | ||
Forced-air/coil warmers | 519 | ||
Plate warmers | 519 | ||
Counter-current warmers | 519 | ||
Infrared flow compensated fluid warmers | 521 | ||
High-flow fluid warmers | 521 | ||
References | 523 | ||
Further Reading | 523 | ||
31 Physics and technology of ultrasound | 525 | ||
Chapter contents | 525 | ||
What is ultrasound? | 525 | ||
Pulse echo principle | 526 | ||
The ultrasound transducer | 527 | ||
Image formation | 527 | ||
The ultrasound journey | 529 | ||
Speckle | 530 | ||
Attenuation | 530 | ||
Time gain compensation | 530 | ||
Poor visualization | 532 | ||
Resolution | 532 | ||
Electronic focusing | 533 | ||
Slice thickness | 533 | ||
Artefacts | 534 | ||
Shadowing (Fig. 31.15) | 534 | ||
Post cystic enhancement (Fig. 31.15) | 534 | ||
Reverberation (Fig. 31.15) | 535 | ||
Mirror artefact (Fig. 31.17) | 535 | ||
Slice thickness artefact (Fig 31.18) | 535 | ||
Refraction (Fig. 31.19) | 535 | ||
Viewing anatomical structures | 536 | ||
Compound mode | 536 | ||
Harmonic imaging | 537 | ||
Colour Doppler ultrasound | 538 | ||
Colour power Doppler | 539 | ||
Further reading | 539 | ||
Appendix SI units and conversion tables | 541 | ||
SI units | 541 | ||
Conversion tables | 544 | ||
French/Gauge | 544 | ||
Further Reading | 545 | ||
Index | 547 | ||
A | 547 | ||
B | 549 | ||
C | 550 | ||
D | 552 | ||
E | 554 | ||
F | 555 | ||
G | 556 | ||
H | 557 | ||
I | 558 | ||
J | 560 | ||
K | 560 | ||
L | 560 | ||
M | 561 | ||
N | 562 | ||
O | 564 | ||
P | 564 | ||
Q | 568 | ||
R | 568 | ||
S | 569 | ||
T | 571 | ||
U | 572 | ||
V | 573 | ||
W | 574 | ||
X | 574 | ||
Y | 574 | ||
Z | 574 |