Compound A, formaldehyde and methanol concentrations during low-flow sevoflurane anaesthesia: Comparison of three carbon dioxide absorbers

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 625-632

  Marini, F ^a,b   Bellugi, I ^a   Gambi, D ^a   Pacenti, M ^a   Dugheri, S ^a   Focardi, L ^a   Tulli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amsorb Plus ; Anaesthetics; Carbon dioxide absorbers; Compound A; Dr gersorb Free ; Formaldehyde; Low flow anaesthesia; Methanol; Sevoflurane; Soda lime

Indexed keywords

2,2 DIFLUORO 1 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)VINYL FLUOROMETHYL ETHER; ABSORBENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CISATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SODIUM CARBONATE; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEMPERATURE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADSORPTION; AGED; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; ETHERS; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; METHANOL; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34147116183     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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