Methane influences infrared technique anesthetic agent monitors

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-88

  Mortier, Eric ^a   Rolly, Georges ^a   Versichelen, Linda ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Halothane; Isoflurane; Methane; Spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; INFRARED SPECTROMETERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; METHANE;

HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC GAS; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; METHANE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

ANESTHESIA, CLOSED-CIRCUIT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METHANE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 0032006443     PISSN: 13871307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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