Minerva anestesiologica
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Minerva anestesiologica · Dec 1981
[Contamination of the operating room by anesthetic gases and vapors. II. Gas chromatographic analysis of nitrous oxide].
The contamination by nitrous oxide of an operating room atmosphere was studied in a number of experiments, in the absence of personnel and using a gaschromatographic method. The evacuating device of the anesthesia machine proved to be ineffective to overcome the hazard of leaks in the breathing system, whereas the air conditioning flow rates (12 outside air changes per hour) minimized waste anesthetic gas concentrations.
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Minerva anestesiologica · Apr 1981
[Thromboembolic complications in resuscitation and intensive care. Clinical and therapeutic considerations].
The Authors, on the ground of the data of the experience of the Reanimation and Intensive Care Department (Palermo University), emphasize that the patients admitted in these units are "high risk patients" for thrombosis and embolism diseases for the invasive techniques used, for stillness, shock and politrauma. The Authors recommend an adequate prophilaxis also if often very difficult and emphasize that using Urokynase and Calcium-Heparin recovers the illness of thrombo-embolic complications also if prognosis remain non modified in the pulmonary general form.