Postoperative environmental anesthetic vapour concentrations following removal of the airway device in the operating room versus the postanesthesia care unit

ConclusionsAfter a volatile-based anesthetic, our results suggest that removal of the airway device in the PACUvs in the OR increases the amount of waste anesthetic gas in a patient ’s breathing zone and thus potentially in the PACU nurse’s working zone.
Source: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research