• Thorpe tube and oxygen flow restrictor : what's flow accuracy ?Peer reviewedClosed access 

      10 février 2020, Duprez, Frédéric; Dubois, Adrien; Ollieuz, Sandra; Cuvelier, Grégory; Reychler, Grégory, HE Condorcet
      Article scientifique
      Oxygen gas flowmeters (OGF) are used to regulate the oxygen flow in acute and chronic care. In hospitals, Thorpe tubes (TT) are the classical systems most used for delivering oxygen. In recent years, the oxygen flow restrictor (OFR) has appeared. These devices use a series of calibrated openings in a disk that can be adjusted to deliver different flow rates. These devices have a reputation for ...