The loss of sevoflurane from a closed breathing system

Anaesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 636-639

  Vagts, D A ^a   Lockwood, G G ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; volatile; sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane Equipment; breathing systems, closed

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; GAS FLOW;

EID: 0030848019     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.135-az0135.x     Document Type: Article

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