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Anesth Analg 2001;93:973-974
© 2001 International Anesthesia Research Society

TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTING, AND SIMULATION

Hypercapnia Related to a Faulty Adult Co-Axial Breathing Circuit

W. Scott Jellish, MD PhD, Tom Nolan, CRNA, and Bruce Kleinman, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Bruce Kleinman, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. Address e-mail to bkleinm{at}luc.edu

IMPLICATIONS: This report describes the appearance of CO2 on the capnograph during inspiration, which was linked to disconnection of the inner tube of a coaxial circuit extension piece. The increased use of coaxial breathing systems for adults makes inner tubes disconnections an important consideration when the CO2 appears during inspiration.




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