A miniature self-inflating bag-mask ventilator for rats.
Respiratory depression and apnoea during anaesthesia may lead to hypoxia and myocardial ischaemia. A self-inflating miniature bag-mask device was assembled combining characteristics from the Ambu-bag and the Kuhn-system. This bag-mask device permitted ventilation during anaesthesia-induced apnoea in rats until a safe airway by tracheotomy was achieved.
Department of Anaesthesia, University of Lübeck, Luebeck, Germany.
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Schumacher
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Dendorfer
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Binkowski
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KF
Klotz
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000662:veterinary*