closed circuit anesthesia

closed circuit anesthesia
inhalation anesthesia maintained by the continuous rebreathing of a relatively small amount of anesthetic gas and a basal amount of oxygen, normally used with an absorption apparatus for the removal of carbon dioxide.

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