Although anesthetists have accomplished a remarkable safety record with commercially
available anesthetic machines, these results have been obtained in spite of machine design …

Although current anesthesia delivery systems possess the virtues of familiarity, ruggedness,
reliability, and longevity, problems inherent in their design require remedy. These systems …

Technological innovation has been closely intertwined with the growth of modern
anesthesiology as a medical and scientific discipline. Anesthesia & Analgesia, the longest …

The anaesthetic machine used by most anaesthetists today closely resembles the
anaesthetic machine of the late 1940s, with the addition of a multitude of devices and …

Research by the Advanced Biotechnology Group, Department of Anesthesiology, the
University of Arizona, has led to the development of many of the physical and theoretic …

Offering highly visual, easy-to-read coverage of the full range of anesthesia equipment in
use today, this authoritative reference is your go-to text for objective, informed answers to …

Technologic advances now make automated anesthesia delivery systems theoretically
possible; clinical implementation, however, awaits development and refinement in three …

I n attempting to address the issue of medical tech-nology assessment, it is important to
define technology. There are numerous definitions of technology. From the broadest …

Anaesthetists have always taken a particular interest in the apparatus they use. Their
original anaesthetic machines of the 1840s were not purpose-built devices but merely …

Ix YEARS AGO Sir Robert Macintosh S said,“I think that in many circumstances anesthetic
apparatus is unnecessarily bulky and complex, and I think that a plea for simplicity is likely to …