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Article| December 2022 SEE Question ASA Monitor December 2022, Vol. 86, 13. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000904220.22330.89 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation SEE Question. ASA Monitor 2022; 86:13 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000904220.22330.89 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: anesthesia, general, intraoperative care, length of stay, nitrous oxide, postoperative anesthesia care unit, surgical procedures, operative, intraoperative hypotension, vasoconstrictor agents Your next patient is a 65-year-old woman scheduled for a complex ventral hernia repair. According to a recent study, which of the following outcomes is MOST likely if you use a higher dose of nitrous oxide as an adjunct to the general anesthetic instead of no nitrous oxide? Since its first documented use by Horace Wells in 1844, nitrous oxide continues to be used as an adjunct when administering general anesthesia. Although it is known to facilitate emergence, the use of nitrous oxide is associated with an increased risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting. The impact of nitrous oxide on the overall length of stay in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is not well documented. The authors of a recent retrospective study sought to determine whether patients receiving intraoperative nitrous oxide as an adjunct to general anesthesia had a shorter PACU length of stay. This single-center study included 148,284 adults... You do not currently have access to this content.
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