CLOSED CIRCUIT ANESTHESIAS
\klˈə͡ʊzd sˈɜːkɪt ˌanɪsθˈiːzi͡əz], \klˈəʊzd sˈɜːkɪt ˌanɪsθˈiːziəz], \k_l_ˈəʊ_z_d s_ˈɜː_k_ɪ_t ˌa_n_ɪ_s_θ_ˈiː_z_iə_z]\
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Inhalation anesthesia where the gases exhaled by the patient are rebreathed as some carbon dioxide is simultaneously removed and anesthetic gas and oxygen are added so that no anesthetic escapes into the room. Closed-circuit anesthesia is used especially with explosive anesthetics to prevent fires where electrical sparking from instruments is possible.
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