Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

Denver Health is changing how its doctors administer nitrous oxide, a common anesthetic used to sedate people for surgeries, after realizing how much was being wasted. In the process, they're ...

Removal of nitrous oxide in locations outside of the OR could contribute to two different standards of anesthesia care." Separating nitrous oxide and oxygen wall outlets is one option, but it may ...

The standard techniques of inhalation sedation with nitrous oxide and oxygen and intravenous sedation with midazolam are effective for the majority of patients. The most appropriate technique must ...