Anaesthesia and intensive care
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The Final Examination for Fellowship of the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has been functioning since 1956. A description of its development and an analysis carried out on the examinations in 1969 and 1970 are contained in the paper by Fisk et al. ⋯ Recent development within the Faculty is described to indicate the influence these events have had upon the training and examination of candidates for the Fellowship, and statistical data is provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the examination process. Recommendations include possible directions that could be taken to enhance both the training and examination of candidates for the Fellowship examination in the future.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Nov 1988
Inspired oxygen and nitrous oxide concentrations in volunteers during nitrous oxide sedation with a Hudson mask.
Ten volunteers were given varying ratios of oxygen and nitrous oxide at 4, 6 and 8 litres per minute using a Hudson mask delivery system. Maximum and minimum inspired oxygen concentrations, maximum inspired nitrous oxide concentrations and end tidal carbon dioxide concentrations were measured using the Datex Cardiocap CCI-104 monitor. ⋯ When nitrous oxide sedation is used clinically, nitrous oxide must be used with consideration of safe oxygen levels. This study did not detect unsafe pharyngeal oxygen levels in the ratios investigated, where the maximum delivered nitrous oxide concentration was 75%.