The temperature and humidity of inspired gases in infants using a pediatric circle system: Effects of high and low-flow anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 750-754

  Hunter, Ted ^a   Lerman, Jerrold ^b,c   Bissonnette, Bruno ^d  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equipment; Humidification; Infants; Low flow anesthesia; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NEWBORN;

ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 32944456229     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01559.x     Document Type: Article

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