ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION BY INHALATION ANAESTHETICS

The inevitable, and in the past heavy, pollution of the environment when inhalation anaesthetics are used results in trace concentrations of the agents in question being taken up by the body tissues of exposed personnel. This paper is concerned with the continuing anxiety as to the extent, if any, t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1987-01, Vol.59 (1), p.96-103
1. Verfasser:	SPENCE, A.A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - etiology Abortion, Spontaneous - chemically induced Air Pollutants, Occupational - adverse effects Anesthesia, Inhalation - adverse effects Anesthetics - adverse effects Animals Female Humans Occupational Diseases - chemically induced Operating Rooms Pregnancy
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Zusammenfassung:	The inevitable, and in the past heavy, pollution of the environment when inhalation anaesthetics are used results in trace concentrations of the agents in question being taken up by the body tissues of exposed personnel. This paper is concerned with the continuing anxiety as to the extent, if any, to which pollutants cause illness or injury. For reasons that will be presented, the greatest concern has attached to the outcome of pregnancy in women working in the operating room.
ISSN:	0007-0912 1471-6771
DOI:	10.1093/bja/59.1.96