Anesthesia machines are specialized medical equipment that are used to administer an anesthetic agent to a patient during a surgical process. This gas, or anesthetic agent, promotes the inhibition of skeletal muscle function. This equipment is a mixture of electrical, mechanical and pneumatic components, and incorporates all the necessary components to perform general anesthesia and includes vaporizers, ventilators, respiratory system, monitors and scanning systems.
This medical equipment provides safe, adequate, programmed and continuous or intermittent administration of oxygen, medicinal gases and anesthetic agents; it allows spontaneous or controlled ventilation of the patient.
This equipment is very important in the surgical process, as it creates optimal and safe conditions for the work of surgeons. Modern anesthesia machines allow to control a number of vital functions and even to calculate particular dose ranges.
Anesthesia machines receive the medicinal gases and precisely distribute the flow and pressure of each gas according to the patient’s needs; these adjustments are usually inserted manually. They must be operated by highly qualified personnel trained in their use, who must also periodically check their calibration and operation.
Types of anesthesia machines
When choosing an anesthesia machine for your facility, you should consider that it offers the possibility of monitoring the patient’s condition to ensure full functionality for anesthesiologists and other health professionals involved in the surgical procedure. Among the most common models we have:
- Continuous flow: These are the most commonly used. They are designed to provide a precise supply of medicinal gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide and air) mixed with a precise concentration of anesthetic vapor, continuously delivering this gas mixture to the patient in complete safety. They can be used for general anesthesia of patients during medical procedures in the operating room, delivery room, diagnostic room or ambulatory surgery.
- Intermittent flow: This type of anesthesia machine provides a flow of gas on demand when activated by the patient’s own inspiration.
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