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Section Type: METHODS

Text: Forty-eight adult patients were randomly assigned to one of eight groups according to the anesthetic machine, fresh gas flow (FGF), and the use of HME (n = 6 each) : Cato 0. 51 x min (-1) without HME (group 1), Cato 1. 01 x min (-1) without HME (group 2), Cato 0. 51 x min (-1) with HME (group 3), Cato 1. 01 x min (-1) with HME (group 4), Aestiva 0. 51 x min (-1) without HME (group 5), Aestiva 1. 01 x min (-1) without HME (group 6), Aestiva 0. 51 x min (-1) with HME (group 7), and Aestiva 1. 01 x min (-1) with HME (group 8).