Time course of recovery following nitrous oxide administration.
The time course of recovery following a brief exposure to 50% N(2)O in O(2) was assessed using a standard psychomotor test, a subjective ranking of experimental pain, and somatosensory evoked potential recordings. Results of this study suggest that recovery from a brief N(2)O exposure may be prolonged and conventional methods of assessing recovery from CNS active drugs like N(2)O may be inadequate.
D000328:Adult; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors
D009609:Nitrous Oxide