This may be accomplished with the use of detergents. Disinfection Cleaning and destruction of all pathogenic non sporing organisms. This may be accomplished by chemical or heat treatment. Sterilisation Cleaning and the complete destruction of all forms of living matter. This may be accomplished by chemical, heat or radiation treatment.
Anaesthetic circuit Includes any part of the gas path in contact with gas expired by the patient.
Theoretically this would include soda-lime canisters, gas sampling lines and associated monitors and parts of the ventilator. In practice it refers to the hoses leading to and from the soda lime absorbers. Filters There are 2 types of breathing circuit filters. The charge enables the filter to trap particles while maintaining a low resistance to air-flow. An example of the electret filter is the Bact Trap from Pharma Systems AB, Sweden.