{"title":"Dealing with waste anaesthetic gases safely","authors":"Scott Brown","doi":"10.1002/inpr.461","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anaesthetic gases are administered more regularly in veterinary practices than in the human sector to ensure compliance of the animal. Waste anaesthetic gases can pose a risk to veterinary staff and should not leak into the clinical environment. Moreover, they also pose an environmental risk. Efficient management of anaesthetic gases can be achieved in a number of ways, and emerging technologies now allow for the recovery of waste gases, which can in turn be captured and reprocessed. This article explores the available options for managing the safe disposal of waste anaesthetic gases.</p>","PeriodicalId":54994,"journal":{"name":"in Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"in Practice","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/inpr.461","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"VETERINARY SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Anaesthetic gases are administered more regularly in veterinary practices than in the human sector to ensure compliance of the animal. Waste anaesthetic gases can pose a risk to veterinary staff and should not leak into the clinical environment. Moreover, they also pose an environmental risk. Efficient management of anaesthetic gases can be achieved in a number of ways, and emerging technologies now allow for the recovery of waste gases, which can in turn be captured and reprocessed. This article explores the available options for managing the safe disposal of waste anaesthetic gases.
期刊介绍:
In Practice is published 10 times a year and provides continuing educational material for veterinary practitioners. It includes clinical articles, written by experts in their field and covering all species, providing a regular update on clinical developments, and articles on veterinary practice management. All articles are peer-reviewed. First published in 1979, it now provides an extensive archive of clinical review articles.
In Practice is produced in conjunction with Vet Record, the official journal of the British Veterinary Association (BVA). It is published on behalf of the BVA by BMJ Group.