Very High Co -Absorber Consumption Due To High Minute Volumes; Too Much Humidity In The Breathing System - Dräger Fabius Series Manual

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If the entire gas supply (central supply and cylinders) fails, the breathing bag (including the hose
between the breathing bag and the breathing system or the flexible breathing bag arm) must be
removed from the breathing system. The anesthesia device will continue mechanical ventilation
with room air with 21 % FiO2 (volatile anesthetic agent will not be delivered).
4 Very high CO -absorber consumption due to high minute volumes
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If possible: Ventilate patients with foreseeable high CO
devices should rather be used for patients with expected normal or lower CO
with the availability of soda lime is expected.
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Increase the fresh gas flow to 150% of the minute volume (if necessary, open the emergency
O delivery and add the additional O
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gas flow by opening the emergency O2 flow control
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If at least 100% of the minute volume is not possible as fresh gas flow (incl. emergency O
emergency delivery), remove the breathing bag (including the hose between the breathing bag
and the breathing system or the flexible breathing bag arm)
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Do not use volatile anesthetic agents. Without volatile agents you avoid the formation of toxic
substances (e.g. Compound A) when the CO
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With Perseus A500 the FG flow of the electronic gas mixer might be limited at higher respiratory
rates or lower tidal volumes
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Too much humidity in the breathing system

If possible, ventilate patients with foreseeable high CO2 production with an ICU ventilator.
Anesthesia devices should rather be used for patients with expected lower CO2 production.
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Increase the fresh gas flow to 150% of the minute volume (if necessary, open the
emergency O2 delivery and add the add. O2 flow to the system), see Attachment 5:
Increasing fresh gas flow by opening the emergency O2 flow control
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Perform intermittent flushing phases from time to time by
o
Manually increasing the fresh gas flow or
o
Keep O
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Use patient hose systems with water traps, empty water traps regularly (for systems without
water trap, remove water from the hoses regularly)
flow to the system), see Attachment 5: Increasing fresh
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-absorber has dried out. Always use IV medication
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flush manually pressed for a longer period of time
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production with an ICU ventilator. Anesthesia
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production if problems
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