ISSN 2398-2942      

Anesthetic circuit: Lack

icanis
Contributor(s):

Synonym(s): Mapleson A


Description

Class
  • Anesthetic breathing circuit (semi-closed).
Specification
  • Mapleson A breathing circuit: reservoir bag is on inspiratory limb, exhaust valve is positioned at anesthetic machine Anesthetic circuit Lack.
  • Can be co-axial:
    EitherWith expiratory limb inside inspiratory limb.
    OrIn a parallel (modified) form with a Y-piece close to the animal connection.

Use

This article is available in full to registered subscribers

Sign up now to start a free trial to access all Vetlexicon articles, images, sounds and videos, or Login

Suppliers

This article is available in full to registered subscribers

Sign up now to start a free trial to access all Vetlexicon articles, images, sounds and videos, or Login

Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

  • Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
  • Mapleson W W (1954) The elimination of rebreathing in various semi-closed anaesthetic systems. Brit J Anaesthesia 26 (5), 323-332 PubMed.

Other sources of information

  • Davey A, Moyle J T B & Ward C S Ward's Anesthetic Equipment. WB Saunders Ltd.

Related Images

Want more related items, why not
contact us

Can’t find what you’re looking for?

We have an ever growing content library on Vetlexicon so if you ever find we haven't covered something that you need please fill in the form below and let us know!

 
 
 
 

To show you are not a Bot please can you enter the number showing adjacent to this field