Newer design, newer problems: Unusual complication with Limb-O anaesthesia circuit

نویسندگان

  • Chitra Rajeswari Thangaswamy
  • Patel Roushan
  • Lal Pooja
  • Guru Krishnakumar
  • Lenin Babu Elakkumanan
چکیده

Several types of breathing circuits are available in anaesthesia practice.[1] Complications have been reported with almost all the breathing circuits.[2,3] Pre-use check of anaesthesia machine and circuits is recommended to avoid these complications.[4] Latest addition to the armamentarium of breathing circuit is Limb-O circuit [Figure 1]. This circuit is a ‘“double lumen’” single-tube breathing circuit. A flexible septum which runs along the entire length of breathing circuit divides the tube into two compartments. The manufacturers claim that this circuit has light weight, lower compliance and is thermally efficient. Here, we would like to report an unusual complication associated with this type of circuit.

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دوره 61  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017