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Nitrous oxide


Synonym(s): Laughing gas, sweet air, dinitrogen monoxide

Introduction

Name

  • Nitrous oxide.

Class of drug

  • Inorganic anesthetic gas.

Uses

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Administration

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Pharmacokinetics

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Precautions

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Withdrawal Periods

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Adverse Reactions

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Further Reading

Publications

Refereed papers

  • Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
  • Testa M, Raffe M R & Robinson E P (1990) Evaluation of 25%, 50% and 67% nitrous oxide with halothane-oxygen for general anesthesia in horses. Vet Surg 19, 308-312 PubMed.
  • Steffey E P & Howland D Jr (1978) Potency of halothane-N2O in the horse. Am J Vet Res 39, 1141-1146.
  • Steffey E, Johnson B H & Eger E I (1978) Nitrous oxide: effect on accumulation rate and uptake of bowel gases. Anes Analg 58, 405-408 PubMed.

Other sources of information

  • Steffey E P (2009) Inhalational Anesthetics and Gases. In: Equine Anesthesia: Monitoring and Emergency Therapy. 2nd edn. Eds: Muir W W & Hubbell J A E. Saunders Elsevier, UK.
  • Morgan G E, Mikhail M S & Murray M J (2002) Inhalational Anesthetics. In: Clinical Anesthesiology. 3rd edn. Lange/McGraw-Hill, USA, pp 127-145.