Why the study?
Does compressed air-oxygen safely and cost-effectively replace nitrous oxide-oxygen in general anaesthesia?
Population
378 patients undergoing general anaesthesia
Comparison
Compressed air-oxygen mixtures vs Nitrous oxide-oxygen mixtures
Design
Other
Authors
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May support compressed air-oxygen as lower-cost option without observed recovery or awareness issues; leaves open randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does compressed air-oxygen safely and cost-effectively replace nitrous oxide-oxygen in general anaesthesia?
Compressed air-oxygen mixtures can safely replace nitrous oxide-oxygen in general anaesthesia while significantly reducing costs.
Moseley et al. (1987) studied this question.
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