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Hazards of the Anesthesia Delivery System

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Abstract

The anesthesia delivery system is a frequent source of critical incidents, most of which (fortunately) do not lead to adverse outcomes. The most common cause of critical incidents is use error; pure failure of equipment is less frequent. This chapter presents a systematic review of potential hazards associated with the use of anesthesia gas delivery equipment. With the proliferation of computer-based systems, cybersecurity is becoming of increasing importance and an introduction to the basic concepts is included.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnesthesia Equipment
Subtitle of host publicationPrinciples and Applications
PublisherElsevier
Pages489-525
Number of pages37
ISBN (Electronic)9780323672795
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Adverse outcomes
  • Checkout
  • Critical incident
  • Cybersecurity
  • Disconnection
  • Equipment failure
  • Fresh gas decoupling
  • Hypercarbia
  • Hyperoxia
  • Hypocarbia
  • Hypoxia
  • Misconnection
  • Obsolescence
  • Obstruction
  • Use error

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