Complete bacterial filter blockage by a plastic film
We describe a case where the expiratory bacterial filter was completely blocked by a plastic membrane. Significantly increased airway pressures and inability to deliver adequate tidal volume to the patient were experienced. The cause of machine failure could not be identified until a complete preane...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2012;volume=28;issue=2;spage=230;epage=231;aulast=Huang |