E-3
E.2 Abbreviations
AA Anaesthetic agent
AGSS Anesthesia Gas Scavenging System
ACGO Auxiliary Common Gas Outlet
BTPS body temperature and pressure,Saturated
C Compliance (Cdyn)
APL Airway Pressure Limit
Des Desflurane
Enf Enflurane
EtCO2 End-tidal carbon dioxide
Finsp Flow of inspiration
FiCO2 Fraction of inspired carbon dioxide
FiO
2
Fractional concentration of O
2
in inspired gas
Flow Flow
Hal Halothane
I:E Inspiratory time:Expiratory time ratio
Iso Isoflurane
MAC Minimum alveolar concentration
Manual Manual ventilation
MV Minute volume
N
2
O N
2
O
O
2
Oxygen
Paw Airway pressure
PCV Pressure control ventilation
PEEP Positive end-expiratory pressure
Pinsp Pressure control level of inspiration
Plimit Pressure limit level
Pmean Mean pressure
Ppeak Peak pressure
Pplat Plateau pressure
PSV Pressure support ventilation
Psupp Pressure support level
R Resistance