title: The Bain circuit. Prevention of anaesthetic mixture dilution when using mechanical ventilators delivering non-anaesthetic gases.
abstract: Experiments using a lung performance analyser demonstrate that if a 1 m length of corrugated 22 mm diameter anaesthetic breathing how (volume 530 ml) is interposed between a lung ventilator delivering air, and the Penlon  Bain-type co-axial anaesthetic circuit and valve (volume 660 ml), air-dilution of the respired gas mixture is effectively prevented under conditions likely to be used in clinical practice.
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013990:Tidal Volume; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics