title: The Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM): assessment of a new anaesthesia workstation built with global health in mind.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: D A H
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: de Beer
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Homerton Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Nesbitt
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rapuleng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000295:instrumentation; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000737:chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011203:Poverty; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D010100:Oxygen
keywords: factors affecting vaporiser output; oxygen delivery: pipeline vs. cylinder; oxygen regulator: characteristics; ventilator disconnect: detection; wall oxygen failure: signs