Anesthesia Machine Purge and Vapor-Clean Carbon Filter
Efficient purging of the anesthesia machine thanks to Vapor-Clean activated carbon filters
The anesthesiologist is required to perform various procedures to ensure the success of their intervention. Purging the anesthesia machine is one of them. There are at least two cases where speed of execution and excellent results can be crucial.
Routine use
Purging the anesthesia machine is a mandatory and essential operation. It eliminates the smallest molecules of desflurane, sevoflurane, and isoflurane. Anesthesia machines are equipped with a purging system whose usual mechanism is based on the propulsion of fresh gas for a certain time and at a medium flow rate. This operation is crucial between each patient, because it must guarantee the absence of anesthetic gas in the machine before the start of anesthesia. This condition is essential when the patient is part of a population likely to develop an allergy to these gases.
Using Vapor-Clean activated carbon filters, the anesthesiologist only needs 90 seconds to perform this purge of the anesthesia machine . This speed of processing allows staff to no longer have to alternate between machines, which increases the productivity of the care center.
The emergency framework
Despite all the pre-anesthesia tests, the possibility that the patient may trigger malignant hyperthermia can never be ruled out. It is one of the anesthesiologist's main fears. This allergic reaction to anesthetic gases can lead to the patient's death if the warning signs are not diagnosed early and if the corresponding treatment is not started immediately. The treatment to follow in such a case is perfectly codified. The first step is to immediately stop the diffusion of the triggering agents. The Vapor-Clean activated carbon purge system reduces the patient's exposure level to anesthetic molecules to less than 5 ppm. This purge avoids having to change the anesthesia machine and therefore allows the patient to devote himself entirely to pure oxygen hyperventilation, securing the veins, and cooling the body by all possible means. Dantrolene treatment is the medicinal component that will allow the patient to be treated. Circular DGS/3A No. 327 (12/09/89) and circular DGS/DH (18/11/1999) of November 18, 1999 defined the standards for its use.
VaporClean activated carbon filters are single-use only. They must be replaced after each flushing of the anesthesia machine . Whether for routine use or emergency use, VaporClean filters allow the anesthesiologist to gain speed and efficiency.
