SPONTANEOUS VENTILATION WITH THE BAIN ANAESTHETIC SYSTEM

Measurements of ventilation and of inspired gas composition were made while volunteers breathed a non-anaesthetic gas through a Bain anaesthetic system. It was found that rebreathing occurred when the fresh gas flow was between two-and-a-half and three times the minute volume. Fresh gas flows at lea...

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Published in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1977-12, Vol.49 (12), p.1245-1249
Main Authors: CONWAY, C.M., SEELEY, H.F., BARNES, P.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesiology - instrumentation
Carbon Dioxide
Humans
Respiration
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Summary:Measurements of ventilation and of inspired gas composition were made while volunteers breathed a non-anaesthetic gas through a Bain anaesthetic system. It was found that rebreathing occurred when the fresh gas flow was between two-and-a-half and three times the minute volume. Fresh gas flows at least three times the minute volume appear to be necessary to prevent rebreathing when using this system.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/49.12.1245