Compound A production form sevoflurane is not less when KOH-free absorbent is used in a closed-circuit lung model system

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 345-348

  Versichelen, L ^a   Bouche, M P ^a   Struys, M ^a   Van Bocxlaer, J ^a   Mortier, E ^a   De Leenheer, A P ^a   Rolly, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide, absorption, soda lime; Model lung

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COMPOUND A; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2 DIFLUORO 1 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)VINYL FLUOROMETHYL ETHER; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; FLUOROMETHYL 2,2-DIFLUORO-1-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)VINYL ETHER; HYDROXIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; OXIDE; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; SODA LIME; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INJECTION; LIQUID; LUNG MODEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUMP; SYRINGE; TEMPERATURE; ABSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LUNG;

ABSORPTION; ANESTHESIA, CLOSED-CIRCUIT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; HYDROXIDES; LUNG; METHYL ETHERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 0034745432     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.3.345     Document Type: Article

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10. Compound A concentrations during low-flow sevoflurane anaesthesia correlate directly with the concentration of monovalent bases in carbon dioxide absorbents