Which receptors mediate anesthesia remains unclear ... for inhaled anesthetics vary from a low of about 0.45 for nitrous oxide and desflurane and 0.65 for sevoflurane to 1.4 for isoflurane ...

Reducing the use of climate-warming inhaled gases can cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half, according to a new analysis. What’s more, the study found no impact on patient ...

Nitrous oxide, when purely synthesized ... it could be useful during surgeries. No form of anesthesia existed yet, so ...

Removal of nitrous oxide in locations outside of the OR could contribute to two different standards of anesthesia care." Separating nitrous oxide and oxygen wall outlets is one option, but it may ...

Across the United States, nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing ... N2O serves a medical role as an anesthesia and an analgesic. In food preparation, it is used for aeration and to create ...

Julaine Allan receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging to conduct research on substance use and mental health ...

With this conclusive evidence that anesthesia equipment can harbor pathogens, it was clear that some means of absolute sterilization should be adopted. Ethylene oxide was selected as the ...

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Once called "hippie crack," nitrous oxide is making a comeback. Last week, the FDA warned about its dangers, and health officials say teens and young adults are increasingly abusing the drug.

Nitrous oxide was first synthesized in 1772. It is primarily used clinically as dental anesthesia. It is also used commercially in small balloons and other inflatables. But since the 1970s ...

Kanye West took to social media to react to reports from concerned insiders claiming he has resumed using nitrous oxide. Kanye West is reacting to claims that he has relapsed into using nitrous ...

Bob Bryar, former drummer for My Chemical Romance, had tanks of nitrous oxide next to him when he was found dead, according to reports. TMZ reported that Bryar’s autopsy report — obtained from ...