The impact of fresh gas flow on wash-in, wash-out time and gas consumption for sevoflurane and desflurane, comparing two anaesthesia machines, a test-lung study. [version 2; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Low-flow anaesthesia is considered beneficial for the patient and the environment, and it is cost reducing due to reduced anaesthetic gas consumption. An initial high-flow to saturate the circle system ( wash-in) is desirable from a clinical point of view. We measured the wash-in and wash-out times...

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Main Authors: Fredrik Leijonhufvud, Fredrik Jöneby, Jan G. Jakobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2017-12-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/6-1997/v2