Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Dual-route tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
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Comparative Study
Postoperative environmental anesthetic vapour concentrations following removal of the airway device in the operating room versus the postanesthesia care unit.
This study was designed to compare waste anesthetic gas (WAG) concentrations within patients' breathing zones after removal of the patient's airway device in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) vs in the operating room (OR). ⋯ After a volatile-based anesthetic, our results suggest that removal of the airway device in the PACU vs in the OR increases the amount of waste anesthetic gas in a patient's breathing zone and thus potentially in the PACU nurse's working zone.