A suction bottle for post-anesthesia evaluation of the distribution of consumed carbon dioxide absorber granules in the canister

摘要

Anesthetic methods, apparatus, and respiratory care patterns have changed greatly in the past several decades. New scrutiny must be applied to patterns of carbon dioxide absorber consumption in the canisters in anesthesia circuits. Fine examination may be performed by extracting absorber granules by suction to avoid jumbling the granules in the canister. However, a general surgical suction apparatus has too narrow suction tubes, a low flow volume and too large reservoir bottles. We constructed a reservoir bottle of 1.5 l to trap the granules. The bottle is closed with an easily removable lid penetrated by inlet (with a larger diameter) and outlet cannulas. A conventional heat and moisture exchange filter is affixed to the outlet to prevent contamination of the suction system by alkaline absorber dust. Suction may be applied by a vacuum cleaner with a higher flow rate. Traditional recommendation to use baffles along the inside wall of the canister to prevent "channeling of exhaled gases by the wall effect" may turn out to be misleading.