A local scavenging system to remove waste anesthetic gases during general anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-67

  Li, Shou Huang ^a   Li, Shou Nan ^b   Shih, Hui Ya ^b   Chiou, Shin Fu ^b   Yi, Hann De ^a  

^a TAOYUAN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Fourier transform infrared; Inhalation; Occupational exposure; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC GAS; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; FLOW RATE; GAS; GAS WASTE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LABORATORY; MOUTH; NOSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PUMP; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TUBE; VACUUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS;

EID: 3543133736     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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