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Modern anesthesia in the MR environment
The newest member of the Fabius family of Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG, was designed especially for the requirements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The system is also suitable for other applications involving magnetic fields such as a cardiac catheterisation laboratory or proton therapy.
The functionality is guaranteed for use on MRI systems of 1.5 and 3 tesla. That means that there is no mutual interference with an MRI system at these magnet strengths. An automatic acoustic distance detector for maximum proximity to an MRT system (40 mtesla ~ 400 gauss) helps to position the device. The uniform operating concept of Dräger anesthesia devices has also been built into the MRI anesthesia workstation. The size of the MRI system usually requires the anesthetists to be outside the room or some distance away from the device during an examination. Additional optical alarm displays (LEDs) at the top of the system actively contribute to patient safety in this specialized environment.
Above all, however, the standards to which clinical personnel are accustomed from the classic OR application must apply to the MR environment. Differentiated ventilation modes (volume and pressure controlled, pressure support and SIMV) needed especially for care of premature infants, newborns, and ICU patients can be used in this environment. The electrical ventilator allows controlled compliance compensation guaranteeing the necessary flow especially for low tidal volumes. Since longer ventilation tubes are often used in the MR environment, an electrical ventilator is particularly advantageous. Comparable to the standard OR devices, the newest anesthesia solution also has holders for MR compatible gas cylindersand an integrated country-specific multiple socket outlet.
This article was published on 11/14/2007