title: Exhaled CO after surgery: a consequence of postoperative narcotics?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology; Okayama University Medical School; Okayama, Japan; takatoru@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morimatsu
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001944:Breath Tests; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011184:Postoperative Period
chemical_list: D009294:Narcotics; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin
references.citation: Hayashi M, Takahashi T, Morimatsu H, et al. Increased carbon monoxide concentration in exhaled air after surgery and anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2004;99:444–8.
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