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Review
. 2018 Apr;32(2):269-282.
doi: 10.1007/s00540-018-2448-1. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

Waste anesthetic gas exposure and strategies for solution

Hai-Bo Deng  1 , Feng-Xian Li  1 , Ye-Hua Cai  2 , Shi-Yuan Xu  3
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Review

Waste anesthetic gas exposure and strategies for solution

Hai-Bo Deng et al. J Anesth. 2018 Apr.

Abstract

As inhaled anesthetics are widely used, medical staff have inevitably suffered from exposure to anesthetic waste gases (WAGs). Whether chronic exposure to WAGs has an impact on the health of medical staff has long been a common concern, but conclusions are not consistent. Many measures and equipment have been proposed to reduce the concentration of WAGs as far as possible. This review aims to dissect the current exposure to WAGs and its influence on medical staff in the workplace and the environment, and summarize strategies to reduce WAGs.

Keywords: Inhaled anesthetics; Occupational exposure; Waste anesthetic gases.

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