Acta Scientific Nutritional Health (ASNH)(ISSN: 2582-1423)

Research Article Volume 5 Issue 2

General Anesthetics

Dalamagka Maria*

Anaesthesiology Department, General Hospital of Larissa, Greece

*Corresponding Author: Dalamagka Maria, Anaesthesiology Department, General Hospital of Larissa, Greece.

Received: December 01, 2020; Published: December 30, 2020

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General anesthetics are administered to approximately 50 million patients each year in the United States. Anesthetic vapors and gases are also widely used in dentists’ offices, veterinary clinics, and laboratories for animal research. All the volatile anesthetics that are currently used are halogenated compounds destructive to the ozone layer. These halogenated anesthetics could have potential significant impact on global warming.

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Citation

Citation: Dalamagka Maria. “General Anesthetics".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 5.2 (2021): 01-05.




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