| Document ID (ISN) | 104855 |
| CIS number |
06-367 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bilban M., Bilban Jakopin C., Ogrinc D. |
| Title |
Cytogenic tests performed on operating room personnel (the use of anaesthetic gases) |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2005, Vol.78, No.1, p.60-64. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
The cytogenic effects of chronic exposure to small doses of anaesthetic gases was studied in a group of workers handling these gases in operating theatres. Results were compared with those from radiologists exposed to ionizing radiation and from a group of Slovene citizens who were never exposed to genotoxic agents. Tests included structural chromosomal aberrations (SCA), sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) and the micronucleus assay (MN). The average frequency of SCAs in the study group was significantly higher than in the group of radiologists and Slovene citizens. The frequency of SCE and MN was also significant. These findings confirm those of previous studies, indicating that exposure to anaesthetic gases induces changes in human chromosomes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
inhalation anaesthetics; genetic effects; exposure evaluation; operating theatres |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Slovenia; case-control study; determination in air; chromosome changes; risk factors; hospitals |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Slovenia |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Antifertility and prenatal effects
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Exposure evaluation
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