The Anesthesia Machine - Anesthesia Machine Checkout Recommendations
Anesthesia machine function must be evaluated by a routine checkout, or a reasonable equivalent before administering anesthesia. Modern electronic anesthesia machines are able to perform most of this check automatically. A generic list of anesthetist-performed checks that should accompany the automatic check specified by your machines manufacturer are provided below:
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Anesthesia Machine - Anesthesia Machine Checkout Recommendations." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728594/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Anesthesia_Machine_Checkout_Recommendations.
The Anesthesia Machine - Anesthesia Machine Checkout Recommendations. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728594/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Anesthesia_Machine_Checkout_Recommendations. Accessed July 20, 2025.
The Anesthesia Machine - Anesthesia Machine Checkout Recommendations. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728594/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Anesthesia_Machine_Checkout_Recommendations
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