Chilvers R J, Weisz M
Department of Anaesthesia, Peterborough District Hospital, UK.
Anaesthesia. 2000 Feb;55(2):176-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.055002176.x.
A survey of the hospitals with obstetric units within the Anglia and Oxford Region was performed to assess current practices regarding the cleaning of, and use of filters with, Entonox apparatus. The survey revealed that there was no consensus regarding the cleaning of the equipment and, in contrast to anaesthetic machines in which microbiological filters are recommended and in widespread use, only 10% of the hospitals surveyed were using such filters with the Entonox apparatus in their units. Cleaning procedures were changed in 75% of hospitals when dealing with known 'high-risk' patients, the remaining hospitals treating all patients as 'high-risk' or denied caring for such patients. All patients should be protected from potential cross-infection, and the recommendation that a microbiological filter should be placed between patients and the breathing system should be extended to Entonox equipment.
对东安格利亚和牛津地区设有产科病房的医院进行了一项调查，以评估恩多诺克斯装置的清洁及过滤器使用的当前做法。调查显示，对于该设备的清洁没有达成共识，并且与推荐使用并广泛使用微生物过滤器的麻醉机不同，在所调查的医院中，只有10%的医院在其病房的恩多诺克斯装置上使用此类过滤器。75%的医院在处理已知的“高危”患者时改变了清洁程序，其余医院将所有患者视为“高危”患者或拒绝护理此类患者。所有患者都应受到保护，防止潜在的交叉感染，并且应将在患者与呼吸系统之间放置微生物过滤器的建议扩展到恩多诺克斯设备。
