Anaesthetic gas monitoring and control using coated piezoelectric crystals

Autor: J.J. McCallum, F. Djerboua, R. Boufenar, T. Boudjerda, F. Benmakroha
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: Analytica Chimica Acta. 264:31-42
ISSN: 0003-2670
DOI: 10.1016/0003-2670(92)85293-f
Popis: The monitoring and control of anaesthetic gases during a surgical procedure is of critical importance to patient welfare. This work describes the initial investigation of coatings and calibration of coated quartz piezoelectric crystals for N 2 O, halothane and enflurane. Once the crystals and coatings were characterised, they were incorporated into a prototype feed-back controller which allowed the required gas concentration to be present. Fluctuations outside preset alarm thresholds were indicated by means of an alarm and corrected automatically.
Databáze: OpenAIRE