A Study on the Effect of Waste Anestheic Gases on the Sister Chromatid Exchanges of Peripheral Lymphocytes in Operating Room Personnel.
10.4097/kjae.1990.23.6.879
- Author:
Young Seok CHOI
1
;
Hak Sik KIM
;
Keon KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Hae Sung General Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sister chromatid exchange;
Anesthetic gases;
Smoking
- MeSH:
Anesthetics, Inhalation;
Drinking;
Gases*;
Humans;
Lymphocytes*;
Operating Rooms*;
Siblings*;
Sister Chromatid Exchange*;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1990;23(6):879-883
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors examined the induntivity of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in peripheral lum-phocytes on the personnel working in the operating room and analyzed the factors associated with it to obtain data for their monitoring health status. The results obtained were as follows; 1) Average inductivity of SCE in peripheral lymphocytes of operating room perssonnel exposed to anesthetic gases was 7.85 per cell; it was significantly higher than in those who were not exposed (p< 0.05). 2) The inductivity of SCE in peripheral lymphocytes by age group and exposure duration was not statically significant (p<0.05). 3) The inductivity of SCE in the subjects with a smoking habit was significantly higher than those without a smoking habit (p<0.05). 4) There was no significant difference in the inductivity of SCE between the subjects with a drinking habit and those without it (p>0.05). 5) It is possible that the high inductivity of SCE in operating room personnel who both with drink and smoke was due to more the influence of their smoking than their drinking.
