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Hypercapnia resulting from a faulty co-axial (Bain) circuit

The Bain co-axial circuit is fully established in general anaesthesia practice. A major concern is the potential malfunctioning of the circuit due to avulsion of the inner fresh gas delivery tube at the machine end of the circuit. The following case report presents a case in which a patient connecte...

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Autores principales: Singh, Ishwar, Gupta, Monika, Singh, Tarun K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3190520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22013262
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.84853
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Sumario:The Bain co-axial circuit is fully established in general anaesthesia practice. A major concern is the potential malfunctioning of the circuit due to avulsion of the inner fresh gas delivery tube at the machine end of the circuit. The following case report presents a case in which a patient connected to the Bain circuit developed severe hypercapnia in the early intraoperative period due to the above mentioned defect.