This machine is undoubtedly an indispensable equipment in health care centers, clinics and hospitals, mainly in surgical and recovery areas of the patient, thanks to the technological advances these anesthesia machines offer safety to patients, it is used in most procedures that need to administer anesthetic gases to patients, in addition to taking a monitored control of breathing and stable state during the medical process.
This workstation has a complex structure of several components, such as: vaporizers, ventilators, breathing systems, scanning systems and monitors, which are integrated are necessary for the process of general anesthesia; in addition, it is capable of performing other processes if you integrate additional elements such as drug administration, suction equipment and data management; although all these components that compose it make it a complex machine, its function is quite simple.
Functions of the anesthesia machine
The functions of the anesthesia machine are quite simple, moreover this equipment is directly related to the operative surgical processes, but we can list some of its functions:
- Administering anesthesia
- Control its depth.
- Fully manage the patient’s breathing.
- Monitor all respiratory variables.
- Monitor your own functioning.
- Incorporate other forms of monitoring of various parameters necessary to control during general anesthesia: hemodynamics, temperature, neuromuscular transmission, EEG, among others.
Currently, due to the emergence of COVID-19, anesthesia machines have been given an alternative, FDA-approved use as ICU (intensive care unit) ventilators, but it is recommended that these machines be returned to their original use as soon as possible in order to avoid malfunctioning and to avoid risk to the patient at acceptable levels by preventing their malfunction.
Main characteristics of anesthesia machines
Since these devices must ensure the supply of an exact amount of gas so as not to compromise the health of the patient, we must choose an anesthesia machine, which satisfactorily covers most of its functions such as the ability to monitor the condition of the patient and fully ensure the functionality of general anesthesia, so an anesthesia machine must have the following main features:
- A source of O2 (dioxygen or oxygen gas) and a form of CO2 removal.
- A source of liquids or gases for anesthesia.
- An inhalation system (cylinders, yokes, valves, flow meters, manometers, etc.).
Advantages of using KALSTEIN anesthesia machines
Our products have the advantage that they are made of the best, high quality materials, in this case the KALSTEIN YR anesthesia machine, provides an affordable and flexible anesthesia solution for now and for the future; use can start with a routine application, however, it can be upgraded to better meet the anesthetic requirements of patients. It is also possible to extend this equipment to modern KALSTEIN anesthesia stations to significantly improve workflow and reduce operating costs.
Among the advantages of functionality that these YR KALSTEIN machines have, we must mention some characteristics that favor their use as:
- The anesthesia machine offers the electronic PEEP function.
- It has an automatic compensation of the current volume.
- It provides a high precision output of only 20 ml.
- The anesthesia machine uses autoclavable and latex-free components.
- It can be easily maintained and cleaned without specialized tools.
- It is CE certified, offering peace of mind to users.
In general, YR anesthesia machine applications can be used for the administration of inhalation anesthesia in adult, pediatric and neonatal patients, more information HERE
How an anesthesia machine works
As already described, the anesthesia machine is mainly used to provide anesthetic serums to the patient, and then the machine receives medicinal gases and precisely distributes the flow rate and pressure of each gas according to the patient’s needs, so if a patient needs a high concentration of certain gases, this need can also be adapted to the machine’s operation.
Another function of the anesthesia machine is that it works to monitor the vital signs of the patient and works on all the functions that the patient can not perform due to general anesthesia, functions such as breathing, since the diaphragm and chest muscles are completely relaxed under the effects of anesthesia; then a positive pressure gradient is introduced into the lungs of the patient, with oxygenated air, then allows carbon dioxide to escape, so they can also be converted into ventilators. But its function goes beyond the simple contraction and expansion of the thoracic cavity.
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