The Oxyvent. An anaesthetic machine designed to be used in developing countries and difficult situations

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 668-672

  Eltringham, R J ^a   Varvinski, A ^b  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Equipment; anaesthesia machine, drawover system, compressor, oxygen concentrator, ventilator

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRICITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OPERATING ROOM; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0030792707     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.167-az0301.x     Document Type: Article

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