Exposure of dental anesthesiologists to sevoflurane during general anesthesia and measures to minimize this exposure
2020 Volume 54 Issue 1 Pages 45-50
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2020 Volume 54 Issue 1 Pages 45-50
We investigated the level of exposure of dental anesthesiologists to sevoflurane during induction of general anesthesia, designed countermeasures against this exposure, and evaluated their usefulness. We first measured the sevoflurane level in samples collected in vacuum bottles using a gas chromatograph, and then evaluated countermeasures against sevoflurane exposure for four conditions. Sevoflurane was detected in 5 of 40 cases of general anesthesia for which samples were collected. However, it was not detected with the double method group in our second experiment. This method minimized exposure, clarifying its usefulness as a countermeasure against sevoflurane exposure. (J Osaka Dent Univ 2020; 54: 45-50)
