title: How to choose an anesthesia ventilator?
abstract: During the past few years, many manufacturers have developed a new generation anesthesia ventilators or anesthesia workstations with innovative technology and introduced so-called new ventilatory modes in the operating room. The aim of this article is to briefly explain how an anesthesia ventilator works, to describe the main differences between the technologies used, to describe the main criteria for evaluating technical and pneumatic performances and to list key elements not to be forgotten during the process of acquiring an anesthesia ventilator.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Inserm U1046, université Montpellier 1, 34000 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Coisel
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Millot
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castagnoli
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pouzeratte
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verzilli
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie et réanimation, hôpital Estaing, université de Clermont-Ferrand, 1, rue Lucie-Aubrac, 63100 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Futier
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie-réanimation de St-Éloi, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Inserm U1046, université Montpellier 1, 34000 Montpellier, France. Electronic address: s-jaber@chu-montpellier.fr.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaber
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical
keywords: Anesthesia ventilator choice; Banc d’essai; Bellows; Bench test; Choix ventilateur d’anesthésie; Piston; Soufflet; Turbine