Low flow anesthesia

Historically, rebreathing anesthesia systems were invented to reduce the consumption of volatile anesthetics and to optimize respiratory gas conditioning. However, the industry is still modifying and optimizing the rebreathing circle systems. Most of the modern anesthesia machines today use a rebrea...

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Main Authors: Honemann Cristian, Rubsam Marie-Luise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Society of Anesthesiologists and Intensivists 2016-01-01
Series:Serbian Journal of Anesthesia and Intensive Therapy
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-7744/2016/2217-77441608195H.pdf
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Summary:Historically, rebreathing anesthesia systems were invented to reduce the consumption of volatile anesthetics and to optimize respiratory gas conditioning. However, the industry is still modifying and optimizing the rebreathing circle systems. Most of the modern anesthesia machines today use a rebreathing circle system and are constructed for the use of very low fresh gas flows during inhalational anesthesia. Here we present a practical approach to performing metabolic-flow anesthesia with newer anesthesia agents using pure oxygen as the gas carrier gas.
ISSN:2466-488X