A prospective survey of veterinary anesthesia equipment in Alberta, Canada, using a standardized checkout procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In both human and veterinary medicine, it is recommended that an anesthetic machine checkout procedure (preuse check) be performed daily, with some items tested before each case, to confirm safe function and the check results recorded.

Objective

The objective of this prospective study was to evaluate anesthetic machines in private veterinary clinics in Alberta (Canada) using a standardized checkout procedure.

Animals and procedures

One-hundred consecutive anesthetic machines were assessed. For each item of the checkout procedure, a "pass," "fail," or "not applicable" score was awarded. "Not applicable" indicated an item that could not be evaluated.

Results

Few machines (10%) evaluated had a secondary oxygen supply, no machines had an oxygen supply pr

SUBMITTER: Marchiori JJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847401 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature