Are high fresh gas flow rates necessary during the wash‐in period in low‐flow anesthesia?

Abstract In low‐flow anesthesia (LFA), there is a wash‐in period in which usually high fresh gas flow (FGF) rates are used to achieve the required initial concentration of anesthetic agent in the alveoli. The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency, safety and the consumption of desflurane i...

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Main Authors: Mahmut Arslan, Gökçe Gişi, Gözen Öksüz, Hafize Öksüz, Bora Bilal, Ömer Faruk Boran, Feyza Çalışır
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/kjm2.12251