Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous ... recovery from anesthesia. The blood:gas partition coefficients for inhaled anesthetics vary from a low of about 0.45 for nitrous oxide and desflurane ...

Giving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for noncardiac surgery doesn't increase the rate of complications and death—and might even decrease the risk of such events. According to a ...

Removal of nitrous oxide in locations outside of the OR could contribute to two different standards of anesthesia care." Separating nitrous oxide and oxygen wall outlets is one option, but it may ...