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The hazards of anaesthetic gas scavenging systems
Author(s) -
FarquharThomson D. R.,
Goddard J. M.
Publication year - 1996
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.1365-2044.1996.tb12618.x
Subject(s) - medicine , scavenging , harm , anesthesia , medical emergency , intensive care medicine , waste management , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , political science , law , antioxidant
Summary The function of scavenging equipment is to remove waste anaesthetic gases from the operating theatre and thus reduce the potentially harmful effects these agents may have on staff. However, these systems can pose a serious risk to patients which is not well recognised. We describe two cases where harm to patients could have occurred as a result of faulty or inappropriate equipment being used and inadequate checking of scavenging systems .