Authors Keywords: anaesthetic workstation, gas supply, breathing circuit, ventilators Abstract

Anaesthesia aims to provide an environment where the surgeon has the best possible surgical conditions and the patient remains comfortable, safe, and pain-free.

The anaesthetic machine is the central component that facilitates monitoring of physiological functions, precisely delivering oxygen and volatile anaesthetic to the patient and eliminating carbon dioxide and excess gas from the system. A ventilator provides support in cases where the patient cannot maintain adequate minute ventilation through spontaneous breathing.

Author Biography D Nel, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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