R Daggan, A Zefeiridis, D Steinberg, G Larijani, I Gratz, M E Goldberg
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine if the new Filta-Therm filter prevents contamination and allows the reuse of breathing circuit with considerable cost and environmental savings. DESIGN: Prospective study. PATIENTS: 52 ASA physical status I, II, III, and IV patients, aged 18 to 75 years. INTERVENTIONS: Each morning a new breathing circuit was assembled. The Filta-Therm filter (Intersurgical, Inc., Liverpool, NY) elbow, and mask, but not the circuit, were changed between patients...
November 1999: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia