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A study of halothane‐diethyl ether azeotrope and the Oxford miniature vaporizer
Author(s) -
Bengtsson M.,
Malmqvist L.Å.,
Löfström J. B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1986.tb02400.x
Subject(s) - vaporizer , medicine , halothane , azeotrope , diethyl ether , anesthesia , chromatography , chemistry , pathology , distillation
The performances of an Oxford miniature vaporizer (OMV) and a Fluotec Mark III vaporizer filled with an azeotropic mixture of halothane and diethyl ether were studied. Gas concentrations were estimated using an EMMA gas analyser and a MIRAN spectrophotometer. Calibration tables for both vaporizers were derived. In a small clinical series with air as the carrier gas, to which a small amount of oxygen was added, the azeotrope was found to be a satisfactory anaesthetic agent, giving a short awakening time and an almost pain‐free postoperative course.