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Article: Genotoxicity of waste anaesthetic gases
- Article from:
- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
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CopyrightCopyright Australian Society of Anaesthetists Oct 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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SUMMARY
Background and aim: The possibility of a potential mutagenic or carcinogenic action of chronic exposure to low concentrations of inhalational anaesthetics has been previously studied, with conflicting results. The purpose of this study was to assess whether occupational exposure to waste anaesthetic gases increases genotoxic risk. We examined peripheral lymphocytes from anaesthetists for both sister chromatid exchange (SCE) and for cells with high-frequency SCEs (HFCs).
Method: A group of 16 non-smoking anaesthetists with occupational exposure to anaesthetic gases and a sex- and age-matched group matched 16 non-smoking matched physicians without occupational exposure to ...