Benefits of anesthetic gas monitoring
- An alarm will sound if the values are out of range, while simultaneously monitoring CO2 and anesthetic gas.
- Monitor the anesthesia maintenance through MAC parameter.
- May help prevent overdose of anesthetic gas.
- Monitor anesthetic gas concentration to help ensure proper functioning of your vaporizer.
- Records anesthetic gas volume from procedure.
Measuring Gases
- EtCO2
- Isoflurane
- Sevoflurane
- Enflurane
- Halothane
- Desflurane
Parameters
- EtCO2: Display of concentration value of carbon dioxide during expiration
- FiCO2: Display of concentration value of carbon dioxide during inspiration
- AWRR: Airway Respiration Rate. Display of the number of respirations per minute
- Upper/lower limit value of alarm: Display of alarm setting range value for the concentration of EtCO2
- Apnea detection time: Display of apnea setting time in second unit
- % of anesthetic agent concentration: Display of concentration value of anesthetic agent during inspiration and expiration under mechanically ventilated general anesthesia.
- MAC: Minimum Alveolar Concentration of a gas at which 50% of subjects do not respond to surgical incision – MAC is a population average; not a true predictor of an individual’s response
