Flowmeter - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Flowmeter inaccuracy or a small leak from a cracked O 2 flowmeter can cause the anesthesia machine to dispense a hypoxic gas mixture into the breathing circuit. The O 2 analyzer in the latter is designed to detect such an occurrence. Other flowmeter problems are not liable to lead to patient injury. Leakage of a gas other than O 2 should not ...