| ID (ISN) del documento | 107984 |
| Número CIS |
08-422 |
| Año |
2007 |
| Número de serie |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2007-151
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| Título |
Gases anestésicos residuales - Riesgos ocupacionales en los hospitales |
| Título original |
Waste anesthetic gases - Occupational hazards in hospitals [en inglés] |
| Información bibliográfica |
Publications Dissemination, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-2001, USA, Sep. 2007. iii, 9p. 9 ref. |
| Acceso Internet |
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-151/pdfs/2007-151.pdf [en inglés]
http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/niosh/docs/2007-151sp.html [en español]
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| Resumen |
Small amounts of volatile anaesthetic gases can leak from the patient's anaesthetic breathing circuit into the air of operating rooms during delivery of anaesthesia. These gases may also be exhaled by patients recovering from anaesthesia. They generally include both nitrous oxide and halogenated anaesthetics such as halothane, enflurane, isoflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane, and methoxyflurane. The halogenated anaesthetics are often administered in combination with nitrous oxide. Nitrous oxide and some of the halogenated anaesthetics may pose a hazard to hospital workers. The purpose of this booklet is to increase awareness about the adverse health effects of anaesthetic gases among hospital workers. It describes how workers are exposed to anaesthetic gases, recommends work practices to reduce these exposures and identifies methods to minimize leakage of anaesthetic gases into the work environment. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Estados Unidos; anestésicos por inhalación; riesgos para la salud; hospitales; personal de los servicios de salud; bloques quirúrgicos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
sevoflurano; desflurano; halotano; óxido nitroso; guías de seguridad; isoflurano; limitación de la exposición; métodos de trabajo y seguridad; metoxiflurano |
| Tipo de documento |
F - Notas informativas, directrices prácticas, normas |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
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