title: [Health hazard for medical staff exposed to nitrous oxide].
abstract: The paper briefly reviews available data on occupational exposure to nitrous oxide and health consequences in medical staff. Special attention is paid on causes of nitrous oxide contamination in occupational environment and monitoring its concentrations. On the basis of the epidemiological studies it was ascertained that nitrous oxide exerts multiple deleterious effects on human organism, especially on fertility, pregnancy, central nervous system and bone marrow.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Biochemii Toksykologicznej, Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, 30-688 Kraków, ul. Medyczna 9.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starek
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Struciński
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dobrzańska-Tatarczuch
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide