Kendell J, Barthram C
Perth Royal Infirmary, UK.
Anaesthesia. 1998 Sep;53(9):887-90. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00462.x.
A revised edition of the guidelines of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, for the pre-operative check of anaesthetic machines, was published in March 1997. A checklist based on the revised guidelines was used for the routine pre-operative checks of anaesthetic machines over a 6-week period in a district general hospital. One hundred and thirty-two checklists were completed. These were analysed for the time taken to complete the check and for the faults found in the anaesthetic machines. The mean time taken to complete a check was 6.8 min and the mean time taken to complete two consecutive checks, in the anaesthetic room and operating theatre, was 12.7 min. Carbon dioxide cylinders were present on the machines in 99 checks (75%), contrary to Association guidelines. Other faults were found in 40 checks (30.3%). The most frequent cause of faults was the oxygen analyser, faults being found in 15 checks. Other frequent faults were due to empty vaporisers or spare gas cylinders and the emergency oxygen bypass control.
英国和爱尔兰麻醉医师协会关于麻醉机术前检查的指南修订版于1997年3月发布。在一家区综合医院，一份基于修订指南的检查表被用于麻醉机为期6周的常规术前检查。共完成了132份检查表。对完成检查所需时间以及麻醉机中发现的故障进行了分析。完成一次检查的平均时间为6.8分钟，在麻醉室和手术室连续完成两次检查的平均时间为12.7分钟。在99次检查（75%）中，麻醉机上有二氧化碳气瓶，这与协会指南不符。在40次检查（30.3%）中发现了其他故障。故障最常见的原因是氧气分析仪，在15次检查中发现了故障。其他常见故障是由于蒸发器或备用气瓶为空以及紧急氧气旁路控制。
