Efficacy of sevoflurane flush out and activated charcoal filtration—a bench study

• Published in: ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PERIOPERATIVE SCIENCE Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Mörtl, Maximilian, Schwaiger, Daniel, Lederer, Wolfgang, Weiss, Florentin, Chawaguta, Anesu, Wiesenhofer, Helmut, Mayhew, Chris A., Ruzsanyi, Veronika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 02.10.2024; Springer
• Subjects: Activated charcoal filter; Anaesthesia; Anaesthesia workstation; Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine; Intensive; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosciences; Original Research; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Surgery; Volatile anesthetics; Anaesthesia; Anaesthesia workstation; Activated charcoal filter; Volatile anesthetics

Purpose A bench study to assess the elimination of sevoflurane from an anesthetic workstation using three different processing methods. Methods Sevoflurane concentrations from samples of the inspiratory breathing hose and air samples from within the investigation room were assessed during predetermi...