Table 4 Availability of equipment according to ISSPA
Location | Always available | Sometimes available | Never available |
|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative area | Dedicated space for preoperative assessment | ||
Operating room | Adequate lighting Tilting operating table Supply of oxygen (oxygen cylinders) Oropharyngeal airways Facemasks Appropriate sized laryngoscope and laryngoscope blades for adult patients Appropriate sized endotracheal tubes for adult patients Suction device and catheters Adult self-inflating bags Equipment for IV infusions and injection of medications for adult patients Equipment for spinal anesthesia or regional blocks Sterile gloves Stethoscope Pulse oximeter Electrocardiogram Noninvasive blood pressure monitor with appropriate sized cuffs for adult patients Work surface and storage for equipment and medications System for delivering inhalational anesthesia (plenum) Examination (nonsterile) gloves | Intubation aids (eg, Magill forceps, bougie, stylet) Automated ventilator with disconnect alarm Adult supraglottic airways Infusion pumps Intra-arterial blood pressure monitor Temperature monitor (intermittent) Warming blanket | Access to a defibrillator Carbon dioxide detector IV pressure infusor bag Device for warming IV fluids, blood Continuous waveform capnography Peripheral neuromuscular transmission monitor (nerve stimulator) Inhalational anesthetic concentration monitor Temperature monitor (continuous electronic) Intensive care ventilator |
Postanesthesia recovery area | Adequate lighting Supply of oxygen (cylinders) Suction device and suction catheters Facemasks Electrocardiography Pulse oximeter Noninvasive blood pressure monitor with appropriate sized cuffs for adult patients Dedicated space for recovering patients Examination gloves (nonsterile) | Adult self-inflating bags Temperature monitor (intermittent) | Access to a defibrillator |