The loss of sevoflurane from a closed breathing system

Authors: Vagts, D. A.¹; Lockwood, G. G.¹

Source: Anaesthesia, Volume 52, Number 7, July 1997 , pp. 636-639(4)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

When volatile anaesthetics are used in a closed breathing system it is usually assumed that inflow of anaesthetic to the system matches uptake by the patient. Early laboratory reports on the interactions between sevoflurane and soda lime cast doubt on that assumption. We have measured the loss of sevoflurane, desflurane and isoflurane from a closed breathing system and found no differences of consequences.

Keywords: Anaesthetics; volatile; sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane. Equipment; breathing systems, closed

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1997.135-az0135.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Anaesthesia, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, UK

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