A follow-up study on occupational exposure to inhaled anaesthetics in Eastern European surgeons and circulating nurses

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-20

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eastern European hospital; Inhalation anaesthetics (nitrous oxide, halothane, isoflurane); Occupational exposure; Operating room personnel

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; EASTERN EUROPE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SURGEON; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0035144119     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000189     Document Type: Article

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