Anaesthetic gas monitoring

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

selt — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 10:50:24 GMT

I just used Salus PAM for the first time last week. They sent me a tube which needs to be worn for 8hrs preferably. I then returned it to them in the post. It comes with instructions and a diagram. Its £35 a badge I believe and they enroll you on a reminder plan. £5 penalty for non returned badges. You get 2 weeks to return the badge.

Will hopefully get results and recommendations next week.

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

bumble bee — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:19:49 GMT

We use Coltronics . Be careful to send your tubes back though as penalty charge for non returned!

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Celine — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 16:24:55 GMT

Thanks both for info. We have a lot of gas floating around where I work as a lot of stuff is chamber induction or masked (exotics) so not sure if we should have a higher level surveillance but will chat to Coltronics and Salus and see what they suggest

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Shelley Loder — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 15:51:02 GMT

Hit's, we use a company called caltronics! They send two metal tubes that you and your vet wear on your scrub tops in theatre for one day,and then send them back for annalysis! It's really easy, costs about £80 and needs to be done annually hope this is helpful xx

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Nicola Smith — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:11:22 GMT

Think they are quite a traditional company!!! We just do once a year - they send us a reminder then they send us a monitor bit like a pen that we wear for 1 morning then send back and they analyse it for us. You could do it more often but we have never had an issue so just do yearly which is minimum required for practice standards. They do whichever gas you use - we used to use iso but are now on sevo and they do that as well. Think they do discount as well if your are bsava member though may be wrong on that.

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Celine — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 10:42:11 GMT

Thanks Nicky, their website is not very helpful, what does the monitoring entail? How often do you monitor or is it continuous?

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Nicola Smith — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:23:06 GMT

We still use coltronics.

RE: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Celine — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:53:40 GMT

Trying to find out about this for my workplace - what is everyone else doing 6 years after this thread was started? Looked on Salus website and they are still offering monitoring, not sure if there are other companies out there?

Re: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Sal the 1st — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:03:25 GMT

is salus still around?

Re: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

David White — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:49:44 GMT

dont suppose u know what sort of cost there is for using salus?

Re: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Katie Newport — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:26:28 GMT

hi have used salus once set up they send u the badges each year so u dont forget!

Re: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Charlotte Fitzgerald — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:57:07 GMT

we use this company too.

Re: Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Maisy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:51:18 GMT

Coltronics do these and send out the little analysers to wear.