The desflurane Tec 6 vaporizer.

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  • S G Graham
چکیده

A late development model of the Tec 6 vaporizer for the administration of desflurane vapour has been evaluated. It is heated electrically and has both electronic monitors of vaporizer function and alarms. The new filling system is a significant improvement over previous Tec filling systems. The vaporizer requires a warm-up period before it may be used, but when activated it provides an output that is approximately linear between 1 and 18% vapour concentrations, at flow rates between 200 ml min-1 and 10 litre min-1.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of anaesthesia

دوره 72 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994