2. VAPORIZERS
Instrument designed to facilitate change of liquid
anaesthetic agent into its vapor and add a
controlled amount of this vapor to the flow of
gases going to the patient
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I-METHOD OF REGULATING OUTPUT
a. variable bypass
b. measured flow
II-METHOD OF VAPORIZATION
a . flow over
b. bubble through
c . injection
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III-TEMPRATURE COMPENSATION
a . Thermo compensated
b . Non compensated
IV-SPECIFICITY
a . Agent specific
b . multi agent
V-RESISTANCE
a . Plenum
b . Draw over
VI-LOCATION
a . In circuit
b . Out of circuit
6. VARIABLE BYPASS
• Accept total gas flow from anaesthesia machine and deliver it
with a predictable concentration of vapor to common gas outlet
e.g. TEC vaporizer , ether bottle
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7. MEASURED FLOW
• Utilize a measured flow of carrier gas usually oxygen to pick up
anaesthetic vapor
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14. LOCATION
IN SYSTEM-
patient’s inspiratory and expiratory gases go through the
vaporizer
OUT OF SYSTEM-
located out of breathing system and have a dedicated flow meter
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15. FACTORS AFFECTING VAPORIZER OUTPUT
• Flow through vaporizing chamber
• Surface area of liquid gas interface
• Temperature
• Time
• Gas flow rate
• Carrier gas composition
• Ambient temperature
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16. How much liquid agent does a vaporizer
use per hour?
• Ehrenwerth and Eisenkraft gives the formula
• 3 X Fresh gas flow(L/min) X Volume % = ml liquid used /hr
• This formula is based on the fact that typically 1 ml of liquid
volatile agent yields about 200ml of vapor
17. EFFECT OF LOW ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE
Concentration calibrated
-slight increase in vapor output
- concentration increase If expressed in volume percent
but deliver same amount of partial pressure
Measured flow
-delivered partial pressure and volume percent
increases
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18. EFFECT OF HIGH
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
•Decrease output in both concentration
calibrated and measured flow
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19. EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT BACK
PRESSURE
•Transmission of positive pressure from
breathing system to machine and vaporizer
•Also seen with oxygen flush
• PUMPING EFFECT
• PRESURIZING EFFECT
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20. PUMPING EFFECT
•Increase in vaporizer output
•Especially seen when
-carrier gas flow is low
-agent in chamber is low
-dial setting is low
pressure fluctuations are high and
frequent
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29. HAZARDS
I. Incorrect agent
II . Tipping
-high concentration of vapor delivered
III . Overfilling
-high concentration delivered
-decrease in surface area for vaporization
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IV . Incorrect concentration delivered
V . Reversal of flow
VI . Leaks
-wastage
-wrong concentration
OT pollution
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•Low filling port-minimize overfilling
•Secured vaporizers-minimize tipping
•Interlock prevent administration of more than
one agent at a time -SELECTATEC system
36. ORDER OF VAPORIZERS
• Upstream-low vapor pressure , less potent
• Downstream-high vapor pressure , more potent , explosive
, easy to clean
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47. WHY DESFLURANE HAS A SEPARATE
VAPORIZER
•Its vapor pressure is higher than other agents
•Desflurane boils at 22.8 degree Celsius
•MAC is higher than that of other modern
volatile anaesthetics
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51. ALADIN CASSETTE
•Concentration calibrated
• flow over
•Automatic thermo compensation
•2 parts
#cassette-agent specific magnetic code
# anaesthesia delivery unit-contain software
to recognize agent , part of workstation
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53. VAPOR 2000/3000
•Concentration calibrated
•Flow over
•Automatic temperature calibration
•Variable bypass
•Agent specific
•Out of circuit
•Vapor 3000 is only for Isoflurane & Sevoflurane
and 2000 is also for Halothane & Enflurane
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