Nitrous Oxide Analgesia in the Radiology Department

Abstract

Nitrous oxide is an ideal agent for use not only in the interventional radiology suite, but throughout the radiology department for pain relief and anxiety reduction. It is safe, easy to use, and effective in a multitude of clinical settings. During a one year period nitrous oxide analgesia was used in 300 patients with adequate analgesia and/or anxiety reduction in over 95 percent.

Principles and Practice of Nitrous Oxide Analgesia

“…4 The utilization of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia as a safe and effective means of obtaining sedation and analgesia during interventional procedures has also been reported. [8][9][10] At our institution, we have used nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia in >300 cases with no complications.…”

Analgosedierung in der interventionellen Radiologie

“…In der Vergangenheit reichte dies von Lachgas als Maskennarkose [7,8], bis hin zur intravenösen Gabe von Nalbuphin (Nubain ), Pentazocin (Fortral ), Morphin (u. a. MST , MSR ) [3,9], Diazepam (u. a. Valium , Tranquase ) [10] oder Tramadol (Tramal ) [11]. In neuerer Zeit wurden besonders Midazolam (Dormicum ) oder Propofol (u. a. Disoprivan , Klimofol ) als Einzelmedikation eingesetzt [12 ± 14].…”