What if a gas used in anesthesia became a weapon against Alzheimer's disease? A recent study reveals that xenon, a noble gas, could protect the brain by reducing inflammation and brain damage.

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New protocols could cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half—with no adverse effects on patient outcomes ...

Universitätsmedizin Berlin has reduced the annual CO2 emissions originating from gases used for anesthesia by over 80 percent ...

Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

potency of the anesthetic gas, and amount of anesthetic gas wasted are all factors that affect the cost of inhaled anesthetics. [2] The cost of an inhaled anesthetic can be estimated by ...

The most commonly used device is the continuous-flow anesthetic machine, which provides a steady flow of air containing a regulated supply of gas. Modern instruments often include monitors and ...

Anesthetic machinery is a device used to deliver a hypoxic mixture of gas to patients as they undergo a medical procedure. PORTLAND, OR, UNITE ...

Most anesthetic agents act to depress the ... capnography (measurement of CO 2 in end-expired gas); and (7) blood gas monitoring (PaCO 2). Objective: to maintain a legal record of significant ...

Appropriate anesthetic monitoring can be accomplished with pulse oximetry, capnography, electrocardiography, Doppler blood pressure monitoring, blood gas analysis, or any combination of these ...