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Tag Ayre T-piece
Mapleson Breathing Circuits 680

Mapleson Circuit

The Mapleson Circuit Systems are used for the delivery of oxygen and anaesthetic agents and the removal of carbon dioxide during general anaesthesia. There are five Mapleson circuits: A, B, C, D and E (F was added later by Wills et al)
Thomas Philip Ayre (1901-1979) 340

T. Philip Ayre

Thomas Philip Ayre (1901-1979) was an English anaesthetist. Ayre is most well-known for his eponymous T-piece, a device which revolutionised anaesthesia for babies and children.
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Paediatric Anaesthetic Equipment

AIRWAY ADJUNCTS Oropharyngeal Airways 000 -> 4 (4-10cm in length) not useful in neonates measure; incisors to angle of jaw don’t invert when inserting (damage to palate) Nasopharyngeal Airways rarely used may be useful with some congenital airway problems or…