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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 23, 550-554, Copyright © 1976 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

A Latex Bag Tonometer for Determining the Anaesthetic Blood/Gas Partition Coefficient

ALFRED FEINGOLD 1, DUNCAN A. HOLADAY 1, and PATRICK WALTHER 1

1 Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami School of Medicine and Veterans' Administration Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136

Many techniques for measurement of the tissue/gas partition coefficient are valid. Each has specific advantages and shortcomings. All the methods require suitable analytic equipment and means for controlling temperature. The disadvantages of a particular technique, the ability to cope with them and the availability of the necessary apparatus are the determining factors in choosing the best method. The latex bag tonometer has a precision and ease which compares favourably with previously described techniques for measuring anaesthetic blood/gas partition coefficients. The technique was successfully used to show the effect of in vivo haemodilution on the halothane blood/gas partition coefficient.






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