Silicone rubber: a new diffusion property useful for general anesthesia.
Ether, nitrous oxide, halothane, and cyclopropane diffuse through silicone rubber. General anesthesia can be produced in dogs by passing the vapors of any of these anesthetic agents through a coil of silicone rubber tubing, each end of which is placed in an artery and vein. Potential applications include a new method for general anesthesia and a simple accurate vaporizer for halothane.
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004285:Dogs; D005019:Ethyl Ethers / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006221:Halothane / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012408:Rubber; D012828:Silicones
D003521:Cyclopropanes; D005019:Ethyl Ethers; D012828:Silicones; D012408:Rubber; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D006221:Halothane