title: [Measuring breath alcohol concentration during artificial ventilation. Model studies of the effect of temperature and humidity on measurements by various sampling systems].
abstract: The present paper examined the question as to the extent to which the taking of gas samples for the purpose of measuring the breath alcohol concentration (BAC) in the expired air of patients on artificial respiration is influenced by temperature and humidity. For this purpose a lung model standardized at different alcohol concentrations was used, in which the temperature (T: 25, 30 and 35 degrees C) and the relative humidity (RH: 50, 75 and 95%) were varied.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anaesthesiologie, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Lübeck. gehring@medinf.mu-luebeck.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gehring
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nahm
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hufker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mertins
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frankenberger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Konecny
mesh_terms: D001944:Breath Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012015:Reference Standards; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol