Understanding Anesthetic Equipment & Procedures

Dwarkadas K Baheti MD Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Physician, Bombay, Lilavati, Shushrusha, and Raheja Hospitals, Mumbai; Former Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Vandana V Laheri DA MD Former Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesia, ESI PGIMSR and Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Section 1: Historical Perspective





Evolution of Anesthesia Practice
Anesthesia Equipment in India—A Historical Perspective


 



Section 2: Role of Physical Principles





Utility of Physical Principles in Anesthetic Practice


 



Section 3: Medical Gases and Distribution System





Medical Gas Supply, Storage, and Safety


 



Section 4: Anesthesia Machine and Its Components





The Anesthesia Machine
Pressure-reducing Valves (Pressure Regulators)
Flowmeters
Vaporizers
Anesthetic Breathing Systems
Anesthesia Ventilators


 



Section 5: Airway Equipment





Face Masks
Laryngoscopes
Tracheal Tubes
Double Lumen Tubes and Bronchial Blockers
Cricothyrotomy: Emergency Surgical Airway of Choice
Supraglottic Airway Devices
Nonrebreathing Valves
Airways
Ventilating Systems—Manual Resuscitators
Accessories, Connectors, Bite Block, Magill’s Forceps, Stylet, and Laryngeal Sprays
Oxygen Therapy Devices and Humidification
Video Laryngoscopy
Fiberoptic Airway Management


 



Section 6: Monitoring Equipment





Electrocardiogram Monitoring and Defibrillators
Pulse Oximeters
Noninvasive and Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring
Capnography
Respiratory Gas Monitoring and Minimum Alveolar Concentration
Bispectral Index
Temperature Regulation and Patient Warming Devices
Neuromuscular Blocks and Their Monitoring with Peripheral Nerve Stimulator
Pulmonary Function Tests
Peripheral Venous Cannulation
Central Venous and Arterial Cannulation
Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Cardiac Output Monitors
Entropy
Somatosensory-evoked Potentials
Point-of-care Monitoring Equipment


 



Section 7: Equipment for Central Neuraxial and Regional Blocks





Spinal, Epidural, and Combined Spinal–Epidural Anesthesia
Peripheral Nerve Stimulators/Locators, Needles, and Catheters
Ultrasound-guided Blocks
Infusion and Syringe Pumps


 



Section 8: Miscellaneous





How to Interpret X-rays, CT Scan, and MRI in Clinical Anesthesia Practice
Equipment for Anesthesia in Remote Locations
Role of Anesthetist in Preventing Nosocomial Infections
Simulators in Anesthesia


 



Section 9: Maintenance, Safety, and Hazards





Cleaning and Sterilization of Anesthetic Equipment
Anesthesia: Safety and Prevention of Hazards and Accidents


 



Appendices