Evaluation of personal, environmental and biological exposure of paediatric anaesthetists to nitrous oxide and sevoflurane

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 630-636

  Raj, N ^a   Henderson, K A ^b   Hall, J E ^b   Aguilera, I M ^b   Harmer, M ^b   Hutchings, A ^c   Williams, B ^b  

^a Assoc Anaest Great Britain/Ireland   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic gases: nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics volatile: sevoflurane; Measurement techniques; Operating room: personnel

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

AIRWAY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATHING APPARATUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; URINALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALES;

EID: 0037530278     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03235.x     Document Type: Article

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