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Closed circuit anesthesia: preservation of the environment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10150777     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Closed circuit anesthesia must be considered as a primary contributor enabling to reduce the damaging effect of anesthetic agents on the environment. Halogenated vapors and nitrous oxide damage both the macro-environment, i.e. the earth's atmosphere layer and the micro-environment, i.e. the operating room ambience. As nitrous oxide is one of the most toxic agents, and as pure oxygen is harmful to the lungs, a technique of closed circuit anesthesia has been developed which employs oxygen/air (0.35:0.35 l/min) as a carrier of isoflurane. The safety of this oxygen-air technique of closed circuit anesthesia has been demonstrated by the greater stability of oxygen concentrations in the circuit in comparison to the more extensively used oxygen-nitrous oxide technique.
Authors:
G P Novelli; L Bonetti
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Applied cardiopulmonary pathophysiology : ACP     Volume:  5 Suppl 2     ISSN:  0920-5268     ISO Abbreviation:  Appl Cardiopulm Pathophysiol     Publication Date:  1995  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-10-05     Completed Date:  1995-10-05     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801258     Medline TA:  Appl Cardiopulm Pathophysiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  69-71     Citation Subset:  T    
Affiliation:
Institute of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Florence, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air Pollutants, Occupational
Anesthesia, Closed-Circuit / adverse effects*
Atmosphere
Environment*
Humans
Isoflurane
Nitrous Oxide / adverse effects
Ozone
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Air Pollutants, Occupational; 10024-97-2/Nitrous Oxide; 10028-15-6/Ozone; 26675-46-7/Isoflurane

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