A case of adjustable pressure-limiting (APL) valve failure - 11/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.10.020
Adriana Dana Oprea, MD ⁎ 
: Resident in Anesthesiology, Jan Ehrenwerth, MD : Professor of Anesthesiology, Paul G Barash, MD : Professor of Anesthesiology
: Resident in Anesthesiology, Jan Ehrenwerth, MD : Professor of Anesthesiology, Paul G Barash, MD : Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, 333 Cedar St., TMP 3, P.O. Box 208051, New Haven, CT 06520-8051
⁎Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 203 785-2802; fax: +1 203 785 6664.
Abstract |
The adjustable pressure-limiting (APL) valve controls airway pressure during manual ventilation. Failure of the APL valve during induction of anesthesia may occur, and the anesthesiologist must be aware of solutions for this occurrence.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Adjustable pressure-limiting valve: complications, Anesthesia equipment failure, Manual ventilation
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Vol 23 - N° 1
P. 58-60 - février 2011 Retour au numéro
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