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The Dangers of CO2 Absorbers

Anaesthesia Coffee Break

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Carbon Monoxide Is Worse Than Desiccated

Carboxyhemic globin concentrations of up to 35%. Once you get carbon monoxide binding the hemoglobin, it is just terrible. Not only limiting amount of oxygen delivery, but also can be toxic at the mitochondrial level. Using a fluorine is a potential solution versus using isoendes. And then, you know, not using it with baroline and using, oh, so there are measurements here where if you use baroline or soda lime with less than 2.6% or 4.6% of potassium hydroxide, there's negligible risk"

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