[Evaluation of the effectiveness of slow-flow anesthesia in children]

Combined total anesthesia by a slow flow of fresh gas (slow-flow anesthesia) was used in 98 children aged 1-14 years with various surgical diseases. The advantages of this method consist in a lower loss of humor and heat from the child's airways during surgery, a lower contamination of the air in the operation room, and a lower cost of anesthesia. If properly monitored, such anesthesia is a sufficiently effective and safe method of inhalation anesthesia, which can be used with good results in routine pediatric surgery.