The influence of nitrous oxide on oxyhaemoglobin dissociation and measurement of oxygen tension

dc.contributor.author	Shah, MV
dc.contributor.author	Anderson, LK
dc.contributor.author	Bergman, NA
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-10T15:11:28Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-10T15:11:28Z
dc.date.issued	1986
dc.identifier.citation	Anaesthesia. 1986 Jun;41(6):586-8.	en
dc.identifier.uri	www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/3728927
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31039
dc.description.abstract	There are conflicting reports of the effect of nitrous oxide on the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve. We have therefore determined P50 of haemoglobin in the presence of either nitrous oxide or nitrogen and studied the upper portion of the curve in greater detail. No significant differences in the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve were observed when nitrous oxide was substituted for nitrogen. The oxygen tensions measured in gas mixtures were not significantly different when determined simultaneously with a polarographic oxygen electrode and the mass spectrometer when nitrous oxide was used instead of nitrogen.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	The influence of nitrous oxide on oxyhaemoglobin dissociation and measurement of oxygen tension	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi	en