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Air inlets for infusion bottles
Author(s) -
THORPE C. M.,
SCOTT D. H. T.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1994.tb14233.x
Subject(s) - inlet , medicine , airflow , flow resistance , marine engineering , flow (mathematics) , mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics
Summary We assessed the resistance to air flow in four comonly used air inlets. The Avon A81 ‘ and Codan air inlets provide the least resistance to flow, followed by the Baxter CO413 and lastly the Braun air inlet. The presence of a valve confers and advantage when rapid infusion of fluid is attempted . the valve in the inlet performed best out of the inlets tested.