Kinked breathing systems

Kinked Experience Curve

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The kinked innominate vein.

Anaesthesia Breathing Systems

Anaesthesia Breathing System (formerly known as anaesthesia Breathing Apparatus or Anaesthesia Breathing Circuit) is an interface between the anaesthetic machine and the patient. They evolved over 160 years from the open systems used by Morton to the present day closed systems using carbon dioxide absorbents. The main purpose of these systems is to deliver the required oxygen and anaesthetic ga...

Breathing Systems Notes

It is made up of multiple components which include;  Fresh gas outlet This connects the breathing system to the anaesthetic machine  Breathing tubes These allow gas to travel to and from the patient  Reservoir bag This allows for visualisation of respiration, accumulation of oxygen and anaesthetic gases and provide a method of ventilation.  Adjustable pressure limiting (APL) valve Allows fo...

Anaesthetic Breathing Systems

The function of breathing is to maintain a supply of oxygen to the lungs for oxygenation of the tissues, and to remove carbon dioxide from the body. When used for spontaneous ventilation, a breathing circuit must enable a patient to breathe satisfactorily without significantly increasing the work of breathing or the physiological deadspace. It must also conduct inhalational anaesthetic agents t...