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Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anesthesia, Rebreathing
  • Anesthesias, Closed-Circuit
  • Anesthesias, Rebreathing
  • Closed Circuit Anesthesia
  • Closed-Circuit Anesthesia
  • Closed-Circuit Anesthesias
  • Rebreathing Anesthesia
  • Rebreathing Anesthesias

Note

  • /educ: coord IM (no qualif) with ANESTHESIOLOGY /educ (NIM)

Scope note

  • Inhalation anesthesia where the gases exhaled by the patient are rebreathed as some carbon dioxide is simultaneously removed and anesthetic gas and oxygen are added so that no anesthetic escapes into the room. Closed-circuit anesthesia is used especially with explosive anesthetics to prevent fires where electrical sparking from instruments is possible.

History note

  • 91(87); was see under ANESTHESIA, INHALATION 1987-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000764

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