Environmental and biological measurements of isoflurane and sevoflurane in operating room personnel.
Abbas JafariRogaieh BargeshadiFatemeh JafariIraj MohebbiMohammad HajaghazadehPublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2017)
The occupational exposure of OR personnel to isoflurane and sevoflurane was lower than national recommended exposure limits. The urinary isoflurane could be a good internal dose biomarker for monitoring of occupational isoflurane exposure. Considering the accumulation of anesthetic waste gases in the studied ORs, real-time air monitoring is better to be done at the end of the work shift.