Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment

Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment provides guidance on the safe use of a wide range of anaesthesia apparatus, edited by recognised experts based in Boston, USA and the University of the West Indies, Barbados.

Divided into thirteen chapters, the book begins with the applied physics of anaesthesia equipment, before covering individual instruments and groups of instruments by chapter. Equipment covered includes anaesthesia machines and work stations, anaesthesia breathing systems, equipment for endotracheal intubation, electrocautery and lasers, equipment for regional anaesthesia, and ultrasound equipment for neuraxial blocks. The final chapter covers the use of simulators in anaesthesia training.

Safety tips are included in chapters on pre-use checks of anaesthetic equipment, electrical safety, disinfection and sterilisation. A separate chapter on monitoring features capnography and state-of-the-art cardiac output monitors. Enhanced by 85 full colour illustrations, Principles of Anaesthesia Equipment is an essential resource for anaesthetists and anaesthesia trainees.

Key Points

• Comprehensive guide to the safe use of a range of anaesthesia equipment
• Recognised  editorial team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA and University of West Indies
• 85 full colour illustrations

Chapter 1. Applied Physics

Chapter 2. Medical Gas Supply and Scavenging

Chapter 3. Anaesthesia Machine/Work Station

Chapter 4. Anaesthesia Breathing Systems

Chapter 5. Anaesthesia Ventilators

Chapter 6. Equipment for Endotracheal Intubation

Chapter 7. Monitoring

Chapter 8. Pre-Use check of Anaesthetic Equipment

Chapter 9. Electrical Safety; Electrocautery; Lasers

Chapter 10. Equipment for Regional Anaesthesia (Nerve Stimulation and Ultrasound guided techniques)

Chapter 11. Neuraxial Blocks

Chapter 12. Disinfection and Sterilisation

Chapter 13. Simulators in Anaesthesia

Yasodananda Kumar MD
Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, DM Programme Coordinator, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cavehill Campus, Barbados

Bhavani Shankar Kodali MD
Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs, Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA