Equipment for spinal anaesthesia

Anaesthesia equipment for resource-poor environments.

The design of anaesthesia equipment for use in hospitals in the developing world must take into account the local conditions, particularly whether reliable supplies of compressed oxygen and electricity are available. Designs should ensure that maintenance is feasible locally. International standards should encourage the design of suitable equipment to ensure safe anaesthesia for patients worldw...

Spinal anaesthesia.

Spinal anaesthesia is normally performed by puncture of the dura and arachnoid mater in the lumbar region, and local anaesthetic is introduced directly into the eerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding the nerve roots and spinal cord. The solution will spread longitudinally through the CSF and the drug will be taken up by the neuronal tissue. Whether an effective concentration results in a particu...

Competence Assessment for Spinal Anaesthesia

The authors describe a new approach towards assessing skills of medical trainees. Based on experiences from previous projects with (i) applying virtual environments for medical training and (ii) competence assessment and personalisation in technology enhanced learning environments, a system for personalised medical training with virtual environments is built. Thus, the practical training of mot...

Spinal Anaesthesia in Spinal Surgery

Equipment in anaesthesia and critical care

Daniel Aston, Angus Rivers, Asela Dharmadasa: Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Scion Publishing Limited, 2014, 404 pp., ISBN 978-1-907904-05-9. In Equipment in Anaesthesia and Critical Care authors Daniel Aston, Angus Rivers, and Asela Dharmadasa aim to present a structured overview of basic underlying principles, mechanics, physics, and clinical application of technical equipment us...