title: A case of adjustable pressure-limiting (APL) valve failure.
abstract: The adjustable pressure-limiting (APL) valve controls airway pressure during manual ventilation. Failure of the APL valve during induction of anesthesia may occur, and the anesthesiologist must be aware of solutions for this occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar St., TMP 3, P.O. Box 208051, New Haven, CT 06520-8051, USA. adriana.oprea@yale.edu
authors.forename: Adriana Dana
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Oprea
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ehrenwerth
authors.forename: Paul G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Barash
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D058994:Salpingectomy
chemical_list: D009125:Muscle Relaxants, Central