The Invention of Anesthetic Gas Return Connector for Anesthetic Machine

Authors

  • Jittima Jiarpinitnun Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Vorasruang Thongsukh Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Kasem Trongtokit Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Junjeera Kochasan Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Anesthetic team, Anesthetic machine, Pollution, Invention

Abstract

Background and Purposes: Sidestream capnograghy is a potentially lifeaving tool for monitoring the ventilation in patients receiving general anesthesia. The sample gas that withdraw continuously throughout respiratory cycle and sampled in an analyzer contained anesthetized gases. Without proper control, these released gases after analysis may stay diffused in the operating room, affecting the personnel's health condition. The purpose of this article was to invent the connector for using with anesthetic machine particularly thoes that having no part of sampling gas return port, in order to reduce the risk of pollution analyzed gases.

Method: To create a connector for delivering analyzed gases from the sidestream capnography back into the breathing circuit system of the anesthetic machine that does not have a sampling gas return port or for ventilating them for reuse.

Results: The anesthetic gas return connector is an invention used with anedthetic machine that does not have a sample gas return port for the improvement of anesthetic service quality. This invention leads to the significant decrease in the budget of operation.

Conclusion: The anesthetic gas return connector is a self-sufficient, inexpensive, practical and highly efficient invention that could be sterilized and reused. The anesthesiologist could safely use the sidestream capnography to monitor the patient in the operating room.

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2014-03-30

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Jiarpinitnun J, Thongsukh V, Trongtokit K, Kochasan J. The Invention of Anesthetic Gas Return Connector for Anesthetic Machine. Rama Med J [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];37(1):2-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ramajournal/article/view/95269

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Vol. 37 No. 1 (2014): January-March

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