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Nitrous oxide concentrations in the dental surgery
Author(s) -
HILLMAN K.M.,
SALOOJEE Y.,
BRETT I.I.,
COLE P.V.
Publication year - 1981
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.1365-2044.1981.tb10197.x
Subject(s) - nitrous oxide , medicine , scavenging , anesthesia , dental surgery , venous blood , surgery , emergency medicine , dentistry , biochemistry , chemistry , antioxidant
Summary Pollution in the dental outpatient surgery was assessed by measuring atmospheric nitrous oxide levels and comparing these with the venous blood concentrations in the operator‐anaesthetist and his assistant. The effects of scavenging on both measurements have also been determined. Without scavenging the nitrous oxide level in the blood of the dentist was over four times that of the average anaesthetist working in an operating theatre. Some of the factors contributing to these high levels, and the effectiveness of scavenging are discussed.