Carbon dioxide--a survey of its use in anaesthesia in the UK.
A random postal survey of 1528 anaesthetists in the UK was performed to assess their use of carbon dioxide in anaesthesia and opinion on its safety. Of 1100 replies (72% response rate), 60.9% used it daily and 77.1% would object to its exclusion from future anaesthetic machines. There was no consistent age-related trend with regard to its use or opinion on its removal. 62.9% of anaesthetists did not regard its presence on the anaesthetic machine as hazardous, but 81.8% agreed that a limit to the maximum flow of carbon dioxide delivered to one litre/minute would improve safety.
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Department of Anaesthesia, University College Hospital, London.
D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D011897:Random Allocation; D012449:Safety
D000777:Anesthetics; D002245:Carbon Dioxide