Is LMA general anesthesia?

At Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health system, Anesthesiologists have been successfully using LMA (General Anesthesia) for ablation in PAF in eligible patients for over five years.

What is ETT anesthesia?

An endotracheal tube (ETT) is plastic tube that is inserted into the trachea (windpipe) and allows for a direct route of delivery of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide from the lungs. Placement of the ETT is referred to as intubation. Before a patient is intubated, the vital sign monitors are attached.

Which chemical is used for anaesthesia?

For a long time, ether, chloroform, tricholoroethylene, ethyl chloride or chloretane, and also cyclopropane were widely used as inhalation anesthetics. Today, the following anesthetics are used most regularly in medicine: halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, metoxyflurane, and nitrous oxide.

What is Boyle’s machine?

In the developed world, the most frequent type in use is the continuous-flow anaesthetic machine or “Boyle’s machine”, which is designed to provide an accurate supply of medical gases mixed with an accurate concentration of anaesthetic vapour, and to deliver this continuously to the patient at a safe pressure and flow.

Why Propofol is white in Colour?

Newer generic formulations contain sodium metabisulfite or benzyl alcohol as antimicrobial agents. Propofol emulsion is a highly opaque white fluid due to the scattering of light from the tiny (about 150-nm) oil droplets it contains: Tyndall Effect.

Are nurses allowed to push propofol?

Registered Nurses, who are competent in the procedure through education and experience, may administer Propofol to intubated, ventilated patients in a critical care setting based on an appropriate medical order.

Which gas is used in anesthesia?

Names of anesthetic gases include: nitrous oxide, halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane, and methoxyflurane (no longer used in the United States).

What are the different types of anaesthetic equipments?

Anaesthetic machine, Cylinders, Breathing systems, Ventilator, Air ways, Laryngoscope, Endotracheal tubes, Tracheostomy tube, I.V.Cannula, Syringe pumps, Magill’s forceps, Central Venous Pressure, Nasogastric tube, ect. 1. Anaesthesia Anaesthetic Equipments & use Clinical appointment 2002/03 A Devdas 2002 / 03 A 2.

What are the instruments used in anesthesia?

Except the equipment mentioned above, in the practice of anesthesia the following instruments are also used: air filter (for filtering out dust particles or specific gases from the gas given to the patient); anesthetic vaporizer (for vaporizing the anesthetic);

What is a portable anesthetic unit?

Portable anesthesia unit is a complete system which can used within workrooms, examination and labor rooms, and which combines all the basic components needed for a manual procedure anesthesia. When choosing an anesthetic machine, it is important to pay attention to the features like quality and reliability of a device to be purchased.

What is the purpose of cleaning anesthetic equipment?

Anesthetic equipment, such as laryngeal masks, facemasks, and Guedel airways, collects debris as a result of being in contact with patient secretions; this debris should be removed by washing before the item is disinfected and/or sterilized.