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The Differences Between Closed-Circuit, Low-Flow, and High-Flow Breathing Systems: Controllability, Monitoring, and Engineering Aspects

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Control and Automation in Anaesthesia

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Abstract

During inhalation anaesthesia the breathing system serves to control the composition of the alveolar gas mixture. As shown in Fig. 1, the breathing system has a crucially important place in a very complex system composed of many subsystems. The breathing system is the interface between the patient and the anaesthesia system, and therefore it should be properly designed and adequately monitored.

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  1. L. H. D. J. Booij
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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und spezielle Intensivmedizin, Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany

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Booij, L.H.D.J., Lerou, J.G.C. (1995). The Differences Between Closed-Circuit, Low-Flow, and High-Flow Breathing Systems: Controllability, Monitoring, and Engineering Aspects. In: Schwilden, H., Stoeckel, H. (eds) Control and Automation in Anaesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79573-2_6

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