Essays about: "Low-Flow Anesthesia"

Found 2 essays containing the words Low-Flow Anesthesia.

1. 1. Green Anesthesia : Use of Inhalational Anesthetics and their Effect on our Climate

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Sabina Karchut; Skylar Wedahl; [2023]
   Keywords : MAC – minimum alveolar concentration; GWP – global warming potential; CO2 – carbon dioxide; N2O – nitrous oxide; Low-Flow Anesthesia; sevoflurane; isoflurane; desflurane; FGF – fresh gas flow; MAC – minimum alveolar concentration; GWP – global warming potential; CO2 – koldioxid; N2O - lustgas; Lågflödesanestesi; sevofluran; isofluran; desfluran; FGF – färskgasflöde;

   Abstract : This thesis has, commissioned by Dräger, an international company at the forefront of medical and safety technology, examined how the use of inhalational anesthetics affects the climate and environment. The purpose of this work is to examine how the Swedish healthcare sector currently works with inhalational anesthetics, how different anesthetic machines affect the emissions, as well as alternatives available to reduce anesthetic gases emissions. READ MORE

3. 2. Ultrasound sensor for gas concentration measurement

   University essay from KTH/Mikrosystemteknik

   Author : Sheng Pang; [2011]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In an anesthesia machine, there is a need to monitor the anesthesia concentration that is being delivered to the patient, mainly to stop and flush the system in case of fault but also to control the dosage of anesthesia. The infrared sensor with absorption spectrometry technology that Maquet use today is expensive and the desire for a cheaper solution leads to this master thesis. READ MORE