Description |
xvii, 532 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents |
1. Physical principles / Paul D. Davis -- 2. Basic physics of electricity / Paul D. Davis -- 3. The supply of anaesthetic and other medical gases / Hubert Bland -- 4. Measurement of pressure and gas flow / Paul Beatty -- 5. Vaporizers / Andrew J. Davey -- 6. The anaesthetic workstation / Ali Diba -- 7. Breathing systems and their components / Andrew J. Davey -- 8. Airway management devices / Ali Diba -- 9. Equipment for the inhalation of oxygen and other gases / Daniel W. Wheeler -- 10. Manual resuscitators / Andrew J. Davey -- 11. Automatic ventilators / Andrew J. Davey -- 12. Ventilation in the intensive care unit / Martin Street -- 13. Breathing filters, humidifiers and nebulizers / Antony R. Wilkes -- 14. Equipment for paediatric anaesthesia / Stephen Fenlon -- 15. Equipment for local anaesthesia / Matthew R. Checketts and J. A. W. Wildsmith -- 16. Physiological monitoring : principles and non-invasive monitoring / Patrick T. Magee -- 17. Physiological monitoring : gases / Patrick T. Magee -- 18. Monitoring of cardiovascular and coagulation systems / Robert Sekun Kong and Nilesh Nanavati -- 19. Depth of anaesthesia and neurophysiological monitoring / Andrew Morley -- 20. Atmospheric pollution / Chetan Patel -- 21. Infusion equipment and intravenous anaesthesia / Ali Diba -- 22. Medical suction apparatus / John T. B. Moyle -- 23. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization / Trevor A. King and Richard P. D. Cooke -- 24. Information technology and the anaesthetic workstation / Chris J. Barham -- 25. Electrical hazards and their prevention / Patrick T. Magee -- 26. Surgical diathermy / Patrick T. Magee -- 27. Pacemakers and defibrillators / Nicholas P. Gall and Mark T. Kearney -- 28. Lasers / Patrick T. Magee -- 29. Provision of anaesthesia in difficult situations and the developing world / John A. Carter -- 30. The anaesthetist and the medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency / Stephen Fenlon -- 31. Error and man/machine interaction / Nicole Svatek -- App. SI units and conversion tables / Chetan Patel |
Summary |
"Ward's Anaesthetic Equipment provides trainees with pertinent information regarding equipment. It serves as a highly accessible source to aid understanding of the key principles behind equipment function and design. This, the Fifth Edition has been fundamentally revised and expanded by multiple expert authors to ensure that it remains the authoritative text encompassing and latest devices and technology."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Previous ed.: 1997 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Anesthesiology -- Apparatus and instruments.
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Author |
Davey, Andrew J.
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Diba, Ali.
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ISBN |
1416025588 hardback |
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