Silica zeolite scavenging of exhaled isoflurane: A preliminary report

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 799-804

  Doyle, John ^a,b   Byrick, Robert ^b,c   Filipovic, Dusanka ^d   Cashin, Fred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Patient Simulation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXHALATION; FLOWMETER; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONITOR; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SIMULATOR;

EID: 0036816387     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017411     Document Type: Article

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