Bookedited by Andrew J. Davey, Ali Diba.
Contents:
The supply of anaesthetic and other medical gasses
Measurement of pressure and gas flow
Vaporizers
The anaesthetic workstation
Breathing systems and their components
Airway management equipment
Equipment for the inhalation of oxygen and other gasses
Manual resuscitators
Automatic ventilators
Ventilation in the intensive care unit
Breathing filters, humidifiers and nebulizers
Equipment for paediatric anaesthesia
Equipment for regional anaesthesia
Physiological monitoring : Principles and non-invasive monitoring
Physiological monitoring : Gasses
Cardiac output monitoring
Depth of anaesthesia and neurophysiological monitoring
Atmospheric pollution
Infusion equipment and intravenous anaesthesia
Medical suction apparatus
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
Information technology and the anaesthetic workstation
Electrical hazards and their prevention
Surgical diathermy
Pacemakers and defibrillators
Lasers
Provision of anaesthesia in difficult situations and the developing world
The anaesthetist and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Error, Man and Machine
Warming devices
Physics and technology of ultrasound
Appendix SI units and conversion tables.