Anesthesiology review
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Anesthesiology review · Jul 1990
Review Historical ArticleDrawover anesthesia. A review of equipment, capabilities, and utility under austere conditions.
Anesthesia care may be required under austere conditions during military operations and natural disasters. Drawover anesthesia devices that provide inhalational anesthetic agents in air or an air/oxygen mixture are useful in these circumstances. This equipment must be portable, rugged, lightweight, and capable of functioning with an absolute requirement for compressed gas supplies. The historical experience, available equipment and literature on this subject are reviewed.
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Anesthesiology review · May 1990
Review Comparative StudyContinuous spinal anesthesia microcatheters.
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Anesthesiology review · Mar 1990
Case ReportsThe use of pressure support ventilation in the operating room.
Pressure support ventilation is used in intensive care units to improve patient-ventilator synchrony and facilitate weaning. An anesthesia machine that employs this mode of ventilation can now be used to allow smooth inductions, emergence, and maintenance of anesthesia while the patient is mechanically ventilated.