Dušični oksidul - upotreba, toksičnost, zloupotreba

Professional paper - Professional paper

• Author: Zvonimir Petrić
• Author: Irena Žuntar
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Pharmacy; Pharmacy

Abstract (english)

Nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, is used for maintenance of anesthesia and
analgesia. For anesthesia, nitrous oxide is commonly used with oxygen as part of a
balanced technique in association with other inhalational agents. Nitrous oxide is a
food additive, car speed adder and in pharmaceutical industry is used as propellants
for topical pharmaceutical aerosols.
Exposure to nitrous oxide for prolonged periods, either by continuous or by
intermittent administration, may result in hematological and neurological toxicity.
There has been reported death cases associated with medicinal use of nitrous
oxide. Due to the recent popularity of abusing nitrous oxide, precaution is always
advised and should not be ignored because of the lethal conscquences.

• Keywords (croatian): dušični oksidul; dinitrogen oksid; plin smijavac
• Language: croatian
• Publication type: Professional paper - Professional paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - domestic
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Farmaceutski glasnik
• Numbering: vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 1-8
• p-ISSN: 0014-8202
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:163:865946
• Publication: 2014
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-06-19 13:22:54