Biological monitoring of occupational exposure to isoflurane by measurement of isoflurane exhaled breath

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-183

  Prado, Celia ^a   Tortosa, J Antonio ^b   Ibarra, Isidro ^c   Luna, Aurelio ^c   Periago, J Francisco ^a,c  

^a Gabinete Seguridad Higiene Trabajo ^*  (Spain)

^b Hospital Los Arcos   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic; Biological monitoring; Exhaled breath; Isoflurane

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; EXPIRED AIR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BREATH TESTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030794687     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1263(199705)17:3<179::AID-JAT425>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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