Introduction: The environmental impact of inhaled anesthetics is a subject of increasing research. However, little attention has been paid to optimizing high-concentration volatile anesthetics during the inhalational (mask) inductions that begin most pediatric anesthetics.
Methods: The performance of the GE Datex Ohmeda TEC 7 sevoflurane vaporizer was analyzed at different fresh gas flow (FGF) rates and two clinically relevant ambient temperatures.