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    Jan Ehrenwerth, James B. Eisenkraft, James M. Berry.
    Summary: "Offering highly visual, easy-to-read coverage of the full range of anesthesia equipment in use today, this authoritative reference is your go-to text for objective, informed answers to ensure optimal patient safety. Anesthesia Equipment, 3rd Edition, provides detailed information on the intricate workings of each device or workstation, keeping you fully up to date and helping you meet both equipment and patient care challenges. Remains unequalled in both depth and breadth of coverage, offering readable, concise guidance on all aspects of today's anesthesia machines and equipment. Details the latest machines, vaporizers, ventilators, breathing systems, vigilance, ergonomics, and simulation. Improves your understanding of the physical principles of equipment, the rationale for its use, delivery systems for inhalational anesthesia, systems monitoring, hazards and safety features, maintenance and quality assurance, special situations/equipment for non-routine adult anesthesia, and future directions for the field. Includes ASA Practice Parameters for care, and helps you ensure patient safety with detailed advice on risk management and medicolegal implications of equipment use"--Publisher's description.

    Contents:
    Part1: Gases and ventilation. Medical gases: storage and supply
    The anesthesia machine and workstation
    Anesthesia vaporizers
    Breathing circuits
    Waste anesthetic gases and scavenging systems
    Anesthesia ventilators
    Humidification and filtration
    Part2: System monitors. Respiratory gas monitoring
    Monitoring ventilation
    Part3: Patient monitors. Capnography
    Pulse oximetry
    Hemodynamic monitoring
    Temperature monitoring
    Part4: Other equipment. Airway equipment
    Preventing transmission of infectious diseases
    Infusion pumps
    Part5: Vigilance, alarms, and ergonomics. Vigilance, alarms, and integrated monitoring systems
    Ergonomics of the anesthesia workspace
    Part6: Special conditions. Closed-circuit anesthesia
    Anesthesia delivery in the MRI environment
    Anesthesia at high altitude
    Anesthesia in difficult locations and in developing countries
    Part7: Safety, standards, and quality. Hazards of the anesthesia delivery system
    Electrical and fire safety
    Machine checkout and quality assurance
    Risk management and medicolegal aspects of anesthesia equipment use
    Standards and regulatory considerations.
    Digital Access ClinicalKey 2021