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

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