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Although closed-circuit anaesthesia has several distinct advantages, such as conservation of heat, maintenance of airway humidity and reduction of anaesthetic gas pollution in the operating room, anaesthesia with an adult circle system for paediatric cases has been considered unsafe and impractical in the past because of problems of dead space, compliance and airway resistance. This belief stems mainly from the choice of the circle system for paediatric anaesthesia. In the past, elimination of apparatus dead space and elimination of minimal resistance to respiration were the two most important factors considered in the selection of anaesthesia apparatus for the paediatric patient [1]. This is certainly correct when general anaesthesia is administered with spontaneous respiration, but it becomes a minor consideration in the selection of anaesthesia apparatus for the paediatric patient under general anaesthesia with controlled or assisted ventilation.
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Lin, CY. (1986). Closed-Circuit Anaesthesia for Paediatric Patients. 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_6
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