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Breathing Circuits and Vaporizers Breathing Circuits ... - KSS Deanery

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Some Important Numbers<br />

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MINUTE VENTILATION = TIDAL VOLUME x BREATHS/MIN.<br />

~80 mls/ kg/ min<br />

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ALVEOLAR VENTILATION=(TIDAL VOLUME - DEAD SPACE) X<br />

BREATHS/MIN<br />

~70 mls/ kg/ min<br />

Fresh Gas Flow rates often set in relation to these numbers<br />

to prevent rebreathing.

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