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In the past, uncertainty regarding the inspiratory concentration during closed-circuit anaesthesia made the clinical application of closed-circuit unpopular. However, the new concepts in uptake of inhalation anaesthetic [1] including (1) uptake is at its peak at the end of functional residual capacity (FRC) wash-in and remains near constant for a given inspired anaesthetic concentration; (2) uptake depends on inspired concentration- if the inspired concentration increases, uptake increases; and (3) large circuit volume and FRC serve as buffers; allowing closedcircuit anaesthesia to be practiced with simplicity and with minimal requirement of monitoring equipment.
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Lin, CY. (1986). Can We Practise Safe, Simple Closed-Circuit Anaesthesia without Extensive Monitoring or Calculus?. In: Droh, R., Spintge, R. (eds) Closed-Circuit System and Other Innovations in Anaesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71328-6_10
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