phillybadboy
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is carbon dioxide still in use for anesthesia?
is carbon dioxide still in use for anesthesia ?
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rwik123
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As far as I know it was never used for human anesthesia. I think it's used in animals before slaughter but if your goal is to keep the human alive, then co2 is sort of counterproductive. A substance called soda lime is used during anesthesia to absorb co2 in a respiratory circuit. So none is being induced into the body.
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CO2 can be used during abdominal laproscopic procedures to inflate the abdomen and keep the viscera from bursting into flame during electrocautery if Oxygen was used... 
mycrofft
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Why not nitrogen?
I've had that "burning viscera" sensation from Sal's Tacos before they got the rats out.
I've had that "burning viscera" sensation from Sal's Tacos before they got the rats out.
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Nitrogen would work quite well too. As long as it's not an oxidizer... :wacko:
And about those rats... maybe they're using higher-quality non-field rats these days?
