Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd · Dec 1999
[No contamination of medical personnel by desflurane and nitrous oxide inhalation anesthetics during surgical interventions in ophthalmology].
Possible health hazards from chronical exposure to inhalational anesthetics cannot definitively be excluded. ⋯ Despite minor occupational exposure of the operating room staff during the operative procedures, inhalational anesthesia in ophthalmologic operative procedures can be considered safe from the standpoint of modern work place laws and health care regulations.