Which anesthesia gas machines require Vapor-Clean filters?
Published studies show that the newer Draeger anesthesia gas machines (Primus, Apollo, Fabius) and GE-Ohmeda (Aestiva) require 50-75 minutes of continuous gas flush at 10 L/min before residual vapor concentrations are less than the save level of 5 parts per million. It is likely that other new machines that contain plastic parts require similar preparation times.
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