Instruments used in anesthesiology
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Instruments used in Anesthesiology are as follows:
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[edit] Instrument list
| Instrument | Uses |
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| Continuous-flow anaesthetic machine | used to provide an measured and continuous supply of gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide, etc), mixed with an required concentration of anaesthetic vapour to the patient at a required pressure and rate; vide link |
| Variable performance devices & Fixed performance devices | used to deliver oxygen in different ways; vide How do I administer Oxygen? |
| Anaesthetic vaporizers | vaporises the anaesthetic |
| Oxygen mask | delivering gases up to the nostrils to assist in oxygen intake or to administer aerosolized or gaseous drugs |
| Nasal oxygen set | -do- |
| Guedel airways[3] | hard part of the airway maintenance that connects the mouth part to the pharyngeal part |
| Suction catheter | Suction catheters used to remove secretions from the mouth, oropharynx, trachea and bronchii |
| Water & sand weight bag | |
| Artificial resuscitator (Bag valve mask) | manual ventilation |
| Bain circuit | respiratory maintenance circuit |
| Laryngoscope | used to view larynx including the vocal cords, the glottis, etc |
| Endotracheal tube | a tube introduced into the patient's trachea to maintain a patient to ensure that air reaches the lungs for respiration |
| Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) | a less painful but less useful alternative to an endotracheal tube |
| Tracheostomy tube | it is a metal or plastic tube used to keep an artificial opening in front of the neck into the trachea open to act as an alternative pathway for respiration; vide tracheostomy |
| Endoscopes | to look inside the oesophagus, stomach, upper intestines, bile duct, larynx, trachea, bronchi-through the mouth |
| Eschmann stylet or Gum elastic bougie | a flexible device introduced through the mouth during some intubation procedures; if the stylet is in the trachea, while passing in, gives a sensation of bumps and then finally stops going in at a point, it indicates that it was gliding over tracheal rings and has stopped at one of the bronchi (the patient may even cough during this time); if it goes into the oesophagus, it will not bump and neither will it stop going in; used to judge where the endotracheal tube has gone in[4] |
| Filters | air filters - to filter out dust particles or certain gases from the gas being given to the patient |
| Needles | for injections, infusions, etc. |
| Tuohy needle | for epidural catheter insertion |
| Lumbar puncture needle / Epidural anesthesia set / Spinal needle | used for puncturing into the spine (or cisterns or fontanelles of a new born) for cerebro-spinal fluid aspiration or for injection drugs, specially anesthetics in spinal blocks, epidurals, etc |
| Epidural catheter | used to pass drugs into the epidural space |
| Syringe | to inject drugs; larger ones can be used with mucus suckers |
| Mucus sucker | to aspirate any fluid specially mucus from the respiratory passage |
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 The respirator gag valve mask |
 Anesthesia machine |
 Oxygen mask |
 Laryngoscope |
 Tracheostomy tube |
 Tuohy needle |
 Flexible Endoscope |
 Syringe |
 Epidural catheter |
 Spinal needles |
[edit] References
- ^ Dorsch, Susan E.; Dorsch, Jerry A. (1999). Understanding anesthesia equipment. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-683-30487-9.
- ^ Eisenkraft, James B.; Ehrenwerth, Jan (1993). Anesthesia equipment: principles and applications. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 0-8016-1556-9
- ^ http://www.mediplusindia.com/anaesthesia.htm#ana1
- ^ Eschmann Tracheal Tube - Introducer 15Ch x 60cm - SP Services (UK) Ltd
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