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Title Ward's anaesthetic equipment
Edition Fifth edition / Andrew J. Davey, Ali Diba
Published [Philadelphia] : Elsevier Saunders, 2005

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 W'PONDS  617.960284 Dav/Wae 2005  AVAILABLE
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.
Author Davey, Andrew J.
Diba, Ali.
ISBN 1416025588 hardback
Other Titles Anaesthetic equipment