title: Carbon dioxide absorber as a cause of high airway pressures.
abstract: We investigate an incident in which a carbon dioxide absorber caused difficulty with ventilation. The problem as it developed throughout the anesthetic, and clues that led to the determination that the carbon dioxide canister was the problem, is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA. lbagdasa@uci.edu
authors.forename: Levick A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bagdasarian
authors.forename: Nitin K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Mehrdad K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sharif
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D000403:Airway Resistance; D000764:Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide