Carbon dioxide spirogram (but not capnogram) detects leaking inspiratory valve in a circle circuit

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1372-1376

  Breen, Peter H ^a   Jacobsen, Bradley P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAPNOGRAPHY; EXPIRED AIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROGRAPHY; VALVE;

ANESTHESIA, CLOSED-CIRCUIT; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0031425701     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199712000-00035     Document Type: Article

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