title: [A simple anesthetic system with oxygen concentrator for war or disaster situation].
abstract: An oxygen concentrator is commonly used as an oxygen source in war or disaster situation. We examined the possibility of using the oxygen concentrator, capable of producing 7 l.min-1 of oxygen, for anesthetic circuit. When the oxygen concentrator is connected with an ordinary anesthetic vaporizer, the gas flow from the vaporizer is 6 l.min-1 and its vaporization is the same as when it is used with a high gas pressure. With this oxygen concentrator, it is possible to make a simple anesthetic system with an ordinary vaporizer, not a special vaporizer for draw over anesthetic system.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Anesthesia, Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital, Kumamoto 862-8520.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Sunao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asai
mesh_terms: D000764:Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004190:Disasters; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen