High concentrations of waste anesthetic gases induce genetic damage and inflammation in physicians exposed for three years: A cross‐sectional study

• Published in: Indoor air Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 512 - 520
• Main Authors: Braz, Mariana G., Carvalho, Lorena I. M., Chen, Chung‐Yen O., Blumberg, Jeffrey B., Souza, Kátina M., Arruda, Nayara M., Filho, Daniel A. A., Resende, Ludimila O., Faria, Renata T. B. G., Canário, Clara d'A., Carvalho, Lídia R., Corrêa, Camila R., Braz, José Reinaldo C., Braz, Leandro G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Air pollution; Anesthetics; Antioxidants; Biomarkers; Chromosome aberrations; Cross-sectional studies; Cytokines; Damage; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA damage; Exposure; Gases; Genomic instability; Health hazards; Impact analysis; indoor air pollution; Inflammation; inhalation anesthetics; Isoflurane; Lipids; Nitrous oxide; Occupational exposure; Occupational health; Oxidation; Oxidative stress; Physicians; Scavenging; Sevoflurane; work environment; inhalation anesthetics; indoor air pollution; work environment; genomic instability; inflammation; oxidative stress

This cross‐sectional study analyzed the impact of occupational waste anesthetic gases on genetic material, oxidative stress, and inflammation status in young physicians exposed to inhalational anesthetics at the end of their medical residency. Concentrations of waste anesthetic gases were measured i...