Tag Marc Sherwin

Scavenging Systems

Case Synopsis A 25-year-old man with no significant medical history presents for tonsillectomy. After induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation, anesthesia was maintained using a mixture of O 2 /N 2 O/isoflurane at a total fresh gas flow (FGF) of…

Carbon Dioxide Absorbers

Case Synopsis A 75-year-old woman with perforated diverticulitis is undergoing a laparoscopic hemicolectomy under general anesthesia. The patient’s abdomen has been insufflated with CO 2 to a pressure of 15 to 20 mm Hg for 45 minutes. The end-tidal CO…