Introduction

No piece of equipment is more intimately associated with the practice of anesthesia than the anesthesia machine. On the most basic level, the anesthetist uses the anesthesia machine to control the patient's gas exchange and administer inhalation anesthetics. Volatile anesthetics (eg, halothane) must be vaporized before being delivered to the patient. Modern anesthesia machines, however, have become extremely sophisticated, incorporating many built-in safety features and devices, a breathing circuit, monitors, and a mechanical ventilator. Monitors that are not built-in can be added externally and often still be fully integrated. In this session you will be introduced with basic features of anesthesia machine that enable you to acquire knowledge, skill and attitude to use the expensive anesthesia machine in safe way.