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Clinical viva — low-flow anaesthesia
A clinical viva on low-flow technique — agent conservation, humidification, reduced pollution, slow equilibration, monitoring requirements (inspired and expired agent, oxygen analyser), and soda lime considerations.
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Prompt
The examiner asks you to describe the conduct of low-flow anaesthesia (fresh gas flow below 1 L/min) and its advantages and disadvantages compared with standard flow.
Stimulus
Describe the conduct of low-flow anaesthesia (fresh gas flow below 1 L/min) and its advantages and disadvantages compared with standard flow.
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- [2]Parthasarathy S, et al. The closed circuit and the low flow systems. Indian J Anaesth, 2013.PMID 24249885