Neurotoxicity in operating room personnel working with gaseous and nongaseous anesthesia.
March 1996
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International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
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Lucchini R, Placidi D, Toffoletto F, Alessio L.
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68(3):188-92.
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Introduction
According to experimental and field studies, exposure to more than 500 ppm of nitrous oxide(N 2O) and more than 15 ppm of haJothane and enflurane can cause performance impairment in neurobehavioral exammations (Bruce and Bach 1975, 1976; Smith and Shirley 1978; Allison et al. 1979; Edling 1980; Mahoney et al. 1988. Control of exposure to anesthetic gases has received increased attention since the mid-1970s, when scavenging devices were fitted on anesthesia machines to