How nexAir’s Medical Gas Solutions Enhance Patient Safety and Compliance
The use of medical gasses is highly prevalent in modern medical treatments. To function properly, hospitals, surgical facilities, and other types of healthcare providers must have access to a constant supply of medical gasses. These should be compliant with safety regulations.Â
nexAir leverages over 80 years of KnowHow in fuelling its medical gas deliveries, installations, and maintenance services.Â
Read on to learn how nexAir’s medical gas solutions help the healthcare industry Forge Forward and deliver the highest standard of care for patients while meeting federal and state regulations.
The Importance of Medical Gases for the Healthcare Industry
Medical gasses are so widespread in modern medicine that almost every department in a hospital will use them in some capacity. From patient care to equipment maintenance and diagnostic procedures to research purposes, medical gasses are an essential resource.Â
Note that medical gasses is an umbrella term that encompasses a wide range of different gasses, such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen, to name a few.
Here’s a short list that briefly summarizes the range of applications in which medical gasses are used in hospitals and other healthcare centers.
- Assisting patients’ respiratory functionÂ
- Diagnostic procedures
- Anesthesia
- Preserving samples and organs
- Supporting medical procedures like endoscopies and laparoscopiesÂ
- Sterilizing medical equipment in treatment centers
- Calibrating medical equipment in clinical laboratories
The list above shows how essential medical gasses are for treating patients and providing healthcare services.
Managing Medical Gas Use With nexAir
Healthcare providers require continuous access to medical gasses for the effective treatment of patients. Ensuring an uninterrupted supply can become a tedious and unnecessary waste of resources. Fortunately, nexAir uses its decades of experience to provide constant and efficient access to the gas supplies needed by medical facilities. Some of the medical gasses that nexAir supplies include:
- CO2: Whether used for insufflation or respiratory simulation, hospitals require large volumes of carbon dioxide.Â
- CO: Any facility that conducts lung diffusion testing relies on a steady supply of carbon monoxide to complete tests.
- He: Cooled liquid helium is used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Meanwhile, its gaseous form helps address fixed partial upper obstructions or increased airway resistance in patients.
- N2: Gaseous nitrogen is used to operate surgical tools while liquid nitrogen is necessary for cryosurgical procedures and the storage of blood, organs, tissue, and medical samples.
- N2O: Nitrous oxide is widely used as an anesthetic in a variety of medical settings.Â
- O2: Medicinal oxygen is the most widely used medical gas. Its lower concentrations aid artificial respiration, resuscitation, and inhalation therapy.
The healthcare industry also uses argon and compressed air which are both offered by nexAir.Â
Forge Forward With nexAir’s Medical Gas Solutions
Our nexAir KnowHow empowers us to provide a stable supply of high-grade medical gasses for every need. From bulk gas supplies, cylinders, and portable oxygen and nitrogen systems, nexAir meticulously oversees the installation, maintenance, and monitoring of medical gas systems, allowing healthcare professionals to Forge Forward and focus on patient care.
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