Please stop using nitrous oxide in routine clinical practice (comment on: Use of nitrous oxide in contemporary anesthesia-an ongoing tug of war)

Can J Anaesth. 2022 Feb;69(2):271-272. doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02136-6. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

Authors

Christian Hönemann¹, Se-Chan Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin und Schmerztherapie, Albert Schweitzer Straße 33, 48129, Münster, Germany. c.honemann@icloud.com.
² Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: ecological impact; environmental pollution; nitrous oxide; patient safety.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Anesthesia*
Anesthesiology*
Anesthetics, Inhalation*
Humans
Nitrous Oxide

Substances

Anesthetics, Inhalation
Nitrous Oxide