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Anesth Analg 2001;93:667-668
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

A Simple and Inexpensive Nasal Cannula to Prevent Rebreathing for Spontaneously Breathing Patients Under Surgical Drapes

Ibrahim Kurt, MD, Nil M. Kurt, MD, Varlik K. Erel, MD, Feray Gursoy, MD, and Ayse Gurel, MD

Department of Anesthesiology & Reanimation, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey

Address correspondence to Ibrahim Kurt, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, 09100, Turkey. Address e-mail to ibrahimkurt_2000{at}yahoo.com

IMPLICATIONS: A new nasal cannula that provides oxygenation and suctioning simultaneously prevents rebreathing during surgery in spontaneously breathing patients under surgical drapes. When air is not suctioned, inspired CO2 levels increase significantly, whereas suctioning prevents this increase. Expiratory CO2, respiratory rate, heart rate, and arterial blood pressure remain stable regardless of suctioning.






Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Anesthesia & Analgesia® is published for the International Anesthesia Research Society® by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins with the assistance of Stanford University Libraries' HighWire Press®. Copyright 2006 by the International Anesthesia Research Society. Online ISSN: 1526-7598   Print ISSN: 0003-2999 HighWire Press
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