The theoretical ideal fresh-gas flow sequence at the start of low-flow anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 264-272

  Mapleson, W W ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques; induction; Anaesthetics, volatile; halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane; Equipment; breathing systems, low flow; Model; computer simulation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING APPARATUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS FLOW; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTIAL PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 0031930881     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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