Ventilatory Failures with the Datex-Ohmeda 7900 SmartVent

Carbon dioxide absorber as a cause of high airway pressures

“…With the use of anesthetic machines there is also the possibility of machine failure. Such failures may include loss of power supply, loss of fresh gas flows, or failure of ventilatory modes due to failure of electronic circuitry [4]. Along with anesthesia provider error, there are many problems that may arise in an anesthetized patient [5].…”