Ca(OH)2 CO2 absorbents: Performance, cost, and environmental effect KU Leuven
A lot has changed ever since the invention of ventilators to save patients with respiratory compromise due to polio. Different ventilators configurations required high fresh gas flows to avoid rebreathing expired CO2. With the introduction of inhaled anesthetics and the associated cost, a new mean was required to enable rebreathing the anesthetics to decrease the cost while removing the CO2 from the breathing circuit. Hence, the introduction ...