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When nitrous oxide is no laughing matter: nitrous oxide and pediatric anesthesia.
Paediatric anaesthesia - 1 Sept 2007
Baum Victor C
Abstract excerpt
Although often felt to be relatively innocuous, nitrous oxide can have significant metabolic effects in settings of abnormal vitamin B12 and B12-related metabolism in children. These conditions can be genetic or environmental. Symptoms may not appear until days to weeks after exposure to nitrous oxide. Although overt genetic diseases are relatively uncommon, the implications of nitrous oxide interactions with...
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