A near miss: A nitrous oxide-carbon dioxide mix-up despite current safety standards

Anesthesiology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1429-1431

  Ellett, Andrew E ^b   Shields, Justin C ^b   Ifune, Catherine ^b   Roa, Necita ^b   Vannucci, Andrea ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; LIDOCAINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; LETTER; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 67049132402     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a16320     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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2. Scamman FL: An analysis of the factors leading to crossed gas lines causing profound hypercarbia during general anesthesia. J Clin Anesth 1993; 5:439-41