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J M Allison

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PubMed1995

Determination of anaesthetic agent concentration by refractometry.

Reference refractivity values have been derived for the anaesthetic agents halothane, isoflurane, enflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane which are traceable to national measurement standards. A simple method and equation have been derived for the application of these data to the measurement of agent concentration by refractometry. The main instrumental sources of uncertainty associated with this method are discussed and their respective contributions quantified. Agent concentration can be measured routinely at the +/- 1% level of uncertainty using this approach.

Anesthetics, Inhalation↗
PubMed1994

The evaluation of interactions between anaesthetic agent vapours and carrier gases by laser refractometry.

A measurement system and technique have been developed for the evaluation of interactions between anaesthetic agent vapours and carrier gases. The refractivities of mixtures of anaesthetic agent and carrier gas have been compared to values derived from the addition of the absolute refractivities of the individual components. These results show that there is no significant interaction between the anaesthetic agent and the carrier gas at the +/- 0.06% level of uncertainty. Results for the anaesthetic agents isoflurane, sevoflurane, enflurane, halothane, chloroform and desflurane and the carrier gases nitrogen, oxygen and dry air will be presented.

Anesthetics, Inhalation↗