The Anesthesia Machine - Breathing Systems
The circle system is most commonly used. The T-piece systems (Mapleson D and F) are used in infants because of low resistance and small dead space.
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Pino, Richard M., editor. "The Anesthesia Machine - Breathing Systems." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 10th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2022. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728176/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Breathing_Systems.
The Anesthesia Machine - Breathing Systems. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728176/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Breathing_Systems. Accessed May 7, 2025.
The Anesthesia Machine - Breathing Systems. (2022). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (10th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728176/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Breathing_Systems
The Anesthesia Machine - Breathing Systems [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2022. [cited 2025 May 07]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728176/all/The_Anesthesia_Machine___Breathing_Systems.
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