Operating room nitrous oxide trace concentrations: A clinical study in ambulatory surgery

Ambulatory Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-26

  Anderson, R E ^a   Barr, G ^a   Jakobsson, J G ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Nitrous oxide; Occupational environment and health

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MONITOR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 18144399336     PISSN: 09666532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambsur.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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