Occupational exposure to inhalational anesthetics during cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass
The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPublished 1 June 2003
Stephan Mierdl, Christian Byhahn, Ulf Abdel‐Rahman, G. Matheis, K. Westphal
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Although occupational exposure to inhalational anesthetic agents was low at most times during the study and none of the operating room staff complained about subjective or objective impairment or discomfort, all measures must be taken to further minimize occupational exposure, including sufficient air conditioning and routine use of waste gas scavenging systems on CPB equipment.
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Although occupational exposure to inhalational anesthetic agents was low at most times during the study and none of the operating room staff complained about subjective or objective impairment or discomfort, all measures must be taken to further minimize occupational exposure, including sufficient air conditioning and routine use of waste gas scavenging systems on CPB equipment.
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