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An analytical comparison of isoflurane levels in veterinary operating theaters
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Drexel University
Jun 2010
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-3581
Abstract
Waste anesthetic gases are emitted from patient breathing systems, equipment and exhalation during recovery and may pose serious health effects such as genotoxicity, carcinogenicity and reproductive effects such as spontaneous abortion and congenital malformations with chronic exposure. Some estimated 200,000 health care professionals are exposed to these environmental agents during routine occupational tasks yet currently there are no regulated permissible exposure limits for halogenated waste anesthetic gases even with a NIOSH ceiling exposure value of 2ppm not to exceed one hour. Passive badge sampling techniques may capture the amount of exposure an employee receives over an 8 hour time weighted average but is not useful in detecting specific leak sources, peaks in exposure throughout the day and ceiling levels of exposure. In order to determine the concentration of environmental waste anesthetic gases in veterinary operating theaters, particularly the anesthetic agent isoflurane, a real time man-portable infrared spectrometer was used.
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- Title
- An analytical comparison of isoflurane levels in veterinary operating theaters
- Creators
- Jennifer Marie Elmer - DU
- Contributors
- Hernando Perez (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Public Health (2002-2015); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 3581; 991014632521904721