DocumentCode
474846
Title
Development of the glostavent anaesthetic machine
Author
Tully, R. ; Eltringham, Roger
Author_Institution
Eng. Dept., Diamedica Ltd., Bratton Fleming
fYear
2008
fDate
21-22 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
The Glostavent anaesthetic machine has been designed to enable inhalational anaesthesia to be administered safely in parts of the world with limited facilities. A trial was carried out in eighteen centres in sub-Saharan Africa in which the Glostavent was shown to be safe, effective and reliable.
Keywords
biomedical equipment; Glostavent anaesthetic machine; Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; developing world; inhalational anaesthesia; sub-Saharan Africa;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 2008. AHT 2008. 5th IET Seminar on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
978-0-86341-916-4
Type
conf
Filename
4577651
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