The Universal Anaesthesia Machine has been developed as a complete anaesthesia workstation for use in low- and middle-income countries, where the provision of safe general anaesthesia is often compromised by unreliable supply of electricity and anaesthetic gases. We performed a functional and clinical assessment of this anaesthetic machine, with particular reference to novel features and functioning in the intended environment. The Universal Anaesthesia Machine was found to be reliable, safe and consistent across a range of tests during targeted functional testing.
Keywords: factors affecting vaporiser output; oxygen delivery: pipeline vs. cylinder; oxygen regulator: characteristics; ventilator disconnect: detection; wall oxygen failure: signs.
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