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Clinical effects of nitrous oxide and oxygen mixtures at sea‐level and at 1700 metres altitude
Author(s) -
CLEATONJONES P.,
MOYES D.G.,
WHITTAKER A.M.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1979.tb08535.x
Subject(s) - nitrous oxide , medicine , altitude (triangle) , oxygen , sea level , effects of high altitude on humans , anesthesia , atmospheric sciences , oceanography , geology , anatomy , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry
The effects of nitrous oxide, at sea-level and at an altitude of 1700 m, were assessed on a subjective and objective basis. Only marginal differences were shown between the effects of the gas at sea-level and 1700 m. Since consciousness was impaired with 60 and 70% nitrous oxide it is suggested that the use of Entonox-oxygen mixtures should be considered for single-handed operators.