Carbon dioxide absorber as a cause of high airway pressures

Abstract We investigate an incident in which a carbon dioxide absorber caused difficulty with ventilation. The problem as it developed throughout the anesthetic, and clues that led to the determination that the carbon dioxide canister was the problem, is discussed.

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia 2008-02, Vol.20 (1), p.48-49
Main Authors: Bagdasarian, Levick A., MD, Shah, Nitin K., MD, Sharif, Mehrdad K., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Airway Resistance
Anesthesia
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit - instrumentation
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anesthesiology
Biological and medical sciences
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide absorber
Case reports
CO 2 canister
Equipment Failure
Failure
Humans
Male
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Mechanical ventilation
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Oxygenation
Pain Medicine
Respiration, Artificial
Ventilators
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Summary:Abstract We investigate an incident in which a carbon dioxide absorber caused difficulty with ventilation. The problem as it developed throughout the anesthetic, and clues that led to the determination that the carbon dioxide canister was the problem, is discussed.
ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.06.018