title: Low-Flow Anesthesia, Low Fresh Gas Flow, and Oxygen Flush: An Interesting Interplay.
abstract: Identification and analysis of critical respiratory alarms during use of an advanced anesthesia workstation is essential in the intraoperative period. We present and discuss a scenario in which there was activation of a fresh gas flow alarm during low-flow anesthesia intraoperatively and use of oxygen flush to counteract it led to a diluted concentration of the inspired anesthetic agent.
authors.forename: Byrappa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vinay
authors.forename: Kadarapura Nanjundaiah
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Gopalakrishna
authors.forename: Kamath
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sriganesh
mesh_terms: D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015192:Infratentorial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation