Recognition of mixed anesthetic agents by mass spectrometer during anesthesia.
Anesthetic agents are sometimes added to the wrong vaporizer on an anesthesia machine. As a result, the vaporizer may deliver a mixture of anesthetic agents at concentrations inappropriate for use on a patient. However, untoward clinical complications related to vaporizers can be prevented with a time-shared mass spectrometer. This device accurately and rapidly indicates the gases and gas concentrations present in a vaporizer.
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006221:Halothane / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis; D014835:Volatilization
D008738:Methyl Ethers; D007530:Isoflurane; D006221:Halothane