Publisher's Synopsis
The management of gas transfer is a priority in anaesthetic practice and during intensive care. Oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide elimination are prerequisites of the maintenance of human life, and the judicious administration of anaesthetic gases and vapours remains a primary means of achieving unconsciousness during surgical operations.;The aim of this book is to present an analysis of a wide range of gas transfer problems of common interest in anaesthesia and intensive care. It also examines the performance of a wide range of equipment which is used in hospital practice to control these aspects of a patient's care.;The text covers the entire spectrum of gas transfer, from single oxygen masks to artificial lungs, in a form which is accessible to both clinicians and biomedical engineering students.;Included is a discussion of the fundamental physical principles such as the kinetic theory of gases, the first and second laws of thermodynamics and the uniform laminar flow of a Newtonian liquid. A selection of problems is presented in each chapter.
