Non-availability of anesthesia scavenging system and decontamination of the outflow gas from the anesthesia machine during this COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

• Arimanickam Ganesamoorthi
• Vinodhadevi Vijayakumar
• Vasanthakumar Vellaichamy
• Gopalakrishnan Panneerselvam

Keywords

• Anesthesia scavenging system
• Active gas scavenging system
• Heat moisture exchanger bacterial-viral filter (HMEF)
• High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic