Occupational exposure to inhaled anaesthetics: A follow-up study on anaesthetists of eastern European university hospital

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 804-806

  Wiesner, G ^a   Harth, M ^a   Hoerauf, K ^b   Szulc, R ^c   Jurczyk, W ^c   Sobczynski, P ^c   Hobbhahn, J ^a   Taeger, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anesthesiologists; Eastern European university hospital; Nitrous oxide; Occupational exposure; Volatile anesthetics: halothane, isoflurane

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EASTERN EUROPE; GAS WASTE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKROOM AIR;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EUROPE, EASTERN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 0033942233     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.440706.x     Document Type: Article

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