Revista española de anestesiología y reanimación
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 1989
[Determination of subanesthetic concentrations of halothane in the environment of operating and recovery rooms].
Concentrations of halothane in parts per million (ppm) in the air were determined during 4 days in the operating rooms and the recovery room of pediatric surgery during the course of surgical anesthesia by inhalation. The operating rooms did not have an anesthetic gas scavenging system. ⋯ We found concentrations between 4.7 ppm and 34.2 ppm that exceed those considered as admissible that range from 2 to 5 ppm. Our present recommendations to reduce the atmospheric contaminating anesthetic gases are the use of scavenging equipment, air-conditioned rooms and routine inspection and leak detection of apparatus and anesthetic circuits.
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Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim · May 1989
Historical Article[The Medical Telegraph (1847-1850) and the introduction of anesthesiology in Spain].
The object of our study is to amplify the knowledge of Spanish anesthesiology in the 19th century analyzing the role filled by El Telégrafo Médico (1847-1850) at the introduction of anesthesiology in Spain. We have obtained 32 articles on anaesthesiology. ⋯ Eleven articles refer to ether, 17 to chloroform and 4 to other anesthetics. Spanish medical professionals received relevant information about this subject from this medical journal edited in Barcelona.