Author	Schreiber, Peter. author
Title	Anaesthesia Equipment [electronic resource] : Performance, Classification and Safety / by Peter Schreiber
Imprint	Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1972
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46284-9
Descript	XII, 222 p. online resource

During the recent years the basic sciences have become a major stimulant toward progress in medicine. Technique itself plays a vital role in today's medicine. With the increasing complexity of equipment, hazards related to malfunction and misuse have grown proportionally. The machine used with insufficient knowledge could become a deadly instrument. The basic elements of the anaesthesia machine, their design, and the physical basis for their function is discussed in the monography by the engineer, Peter 1. Schreiber. His knowledge is based upon fifteen years experience in the medical equipment industry in both Germany and the United States as well as his teaching activities in various medical schools. Detailed knowledge of equipment and the related physical laws has gained increasing importance in the training of anaesthesiologists. Fundamental knowledge of the design, function, and performance of an anaesthesia machine is the key to the art of its use. Mainz/Rhine, December 1971 Dr. RUDOLF FREY, F.F.A.R.C.S. Professor of Anaesthesiology Johannes Gutenberg-University Acknowledgements I wish to thank Dr. STANLEY W. WEITZNER, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, for his helpful criticism of the chapter dealing with the perยญ formance and classification of ventilators. I also want to thank Mr. DAVID F. BOERNER for his assistance in rewording the language and physiochemical terminology of the manuยญ script

1. Gas Cylinders and Medical Gases -- Cylinder Marking -- Safety Relief Devices -- Cylinder Valve Outlets -- Properties of Medical Gases -- Liquefied and Nonliquefied Gases -- Vapor Pressure Curves of Liquefied Gases -- Rules for Safe Use, Storage and Handling of Gas Cylinders -- References -- 2. Pressure and Pressure Gauges -- Units of Pressure -- Kinds of Pressure -- Pressure Gauge Classification -- References -- 3. Pressure Regulators -- Performance -- Functions -- Fire Hazard and Freezing Problems -- Safety Relief Valve -- References -- 4. Piping Systems of Anaesthesia Machines -- Connections of Gas Supply -- Failsafe System -- Oxygen Pressure Failure Alarm Devices -- Oxygen Flush -- References -- 5. Flow Control Valves -- Designs -- Performance -- Safety Considerations -- References -- 6. Flowmeters -- Principle of Function -- Marking of Flowmeters -- Maximum Error -- Flowmeter Manifold and Flowmeter Sequence -- References -- 7. Out-of-Circuit Vaporizers -- Properties of Liquid Anaesthetics -- Vapor Pressure Curves and Saturation Concentration -- Consumption of Anaesthetics -- Comparison of the Designation Vol.-% and mg/l -- Basic Design Characteristics of Vaporizers -- The Effect of Flow Upon the Output Performance -- The Effect of Temperature Upon Output Performance -- The Pumping Effect -- The Effect of Barometric Pressure Upon Output Performance -- Safety Requirements and Hazards -- Dose Regulated Anaesthesia -- References -- 8. Anaesthesia Breathing Systems -- Classification -- Non-Rebreathing Valves -- T- Pieces -- Magill Systems -- To and Fro Systems -- Circle Systems -- Absorbers -- Directional Valves -- Relief Valves -- Corrugated Hoses -- Breathing Bags -- Designs of Circle Systems -- Oxygen Concentration within the System -- Efficiency of Circle Systems -- Inside of Circuit Vaporizers -- Meters for Measuring Concentrations of Anaesthetics -- Bacteria Filters -- Humidification -- Respiratory Meters -- Meters for Measuring Oxygen Concentration -- Circulators -- References -- 9. Ventilators -- Terminology -- Mathematical Aspects -- Diagrams -- Classifications -- Flow Pattern -- Volume Constancy of Ventilators -- Controls and Control Combinations -- Anaesthesia Breathing System and Ventilator Combinations -- References -- Summary -- Zusammenfassung -- Appendix (List of Equipment)