Waste gas Q's?

[sunnyjohn]

What danger does that waste anesthesia gas present?

To pregnant doc's? Gonads? Higher risk of cancer for gas docs?

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What danger does that waste anesthesia gas present?

To pregnant doc's? Gonads? Higher risk of cancer for gas docs?

"Waste gas" does not, typically, enter the room. It is evacuated from the circuit through the hospital's exhaust system.

The only "waste gas" that enters the room happens when, for example, the circuit is disconnected from the patient temporarily, or the residual amount the patient breathes out after extubation.

Having said all of that, I don't believe there is any literature out there to suggest that the vapors regularly used in GA (e.g., sevoflurane, isoflurane, desflurane, etc.) are mutagenic, carcinogenic, or teratogenic. So, the only real "danger" from waste gas would be if you were, for example, directly over the patient's tube after being disconnected from the circuit and you mistakenly inhaled a dose of vapors that caused you to lose consciousness.

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[sunnyjohn]

Thanks For the info!