Minimum fresh gas flow requirements of anaesthetic breathing systems during spontaneous ventilation: a graphical approach.

A general solution is presented to the problem of finding the minimum fresh gas flow requirements, during spontaneous ventilation, of anaesthetic breathing systems in the Mapleson classification. The solution is applicable to any pattern of breathing, dead space volume and tidal volume. The method i...

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Main Authors: Dorrington, K, Lehane, JR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1987