Korean J Anesthesiol.  2001 Nov;41(5):525-530. 10.4097/kjae.2001.41.5.525.

Effect of Elimination of CO2 Absorption Canisters on the Rate of Recovery from General Anesthesia

• ParK CK
• Oh IY
• Kim SY

• KMID: 2031902
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2001.41.5.525

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The most important route for elimination of inhalation anesthetics is exhalation. The lower anesthetic circuit volume and absorption by the anesthetic circuit maKes recovery more fast. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the elimination of CO2 absorption canisters on the rate of recovery from anesthesia.
METHODS
Forty patients were randomly assigned into two groups. Group 1 patients recovered from enflurane anesthesia with CO2 absorption canisters (baralyme), but group 2 patients emerged from anesthesia without CO2 absorption canisters. The changes of expiratory enflurane and inspiratory nitrous oxide concentration at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 sec after the end of anesthetic administration, and time from the end of anesthetic administration to extubation were measured and compared between the groups.
RESULTS
Enflurane and nitrous oxide concentrations after the end of anesthetic administration in group 2 were significantly lower than in group 1 at each time interval (P < 0.05). Time from the end of anesthetic administration to extubation in group 2, 7.7 +/- 1.4 min, was significantly shorter than in group 1, 10.5 +/- 2.6 min (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
The results show that the patients emerging from anesthesia without CO2 absorption canisters can recover from anesthesia more rapidly than those with CO2 absorption canisters.

Keyword

Anesthetics, volatile: enflurane; CO2 absorber: baralyme; Recovery: emergence

MeSH Terms

Absorption*
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General*
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Enflurane
Exhalation
Humans
Nitrous Oxide
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Enflurane
Nitrous Oxide