Humidification during low-flow anesthesia in children |
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| Authors: | Yuri Nakae Dai Horikawa Keiko Tamiya Akiyoshi Namiki |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Anesthesia, Hokkaido Children's Medical Center, 1-10-1 Zenibako, 047-0261 Otaru, Japan;(2) Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, 060-0061 Sapporo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the effect of low-flow anesthesia with or without a heat and moisture exchanger with high-flow anesthesia on airway gas humidification in children. Methods One hundred twenty children were randomly assigned to one of three groups: low-flow anesthesia with 0.5l·min−1 of total gas flow (LFA,n=40), low-flow anesthesia with 0.5l·min−1 using a heat and moisture exchanger (HME,n=40), and high-flow anesthesia with 6l·min−1 (HFA,n=40). The temperature and relative humidity of the inspired gas were measured throughout anesthesia. Results The relative humidity of the inspired gas in the HME group was increased compared with that of the LFA and HFA groups 20 min after induction (p<0.05). The airway humidification in the LFA group was higher than that in the HFA group 10 min after induction (p<0.05). The temperature of the inspired gas in the HME group was increased compared with that in the LFA and HFA groups after 70 min (P<0.05). Conclusion Low-flow anesthesia is less effective in providing adequate humidification of inspired gas than low-flow anesthesia with a heat and moisture exchanger, but significantly better than high-flow anesthesia in children. |
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| Keywords: | Anesthesia Pediatric Anesthetic techniques Low-flow anesthetic techniques Equipment Heat and moisture exchanger Anesthetics Sevoflurane |
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