Nitrous Oxide

Anaesthetic Glossary

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A cylinder of nitrous oxide gas

AKA:"Laughing Gas"

Nitrous oxide is a gas that is used to supplement other medications during general anaesthesia. By Laughing Gas itself, it is not strong enough to cause general anesthesia. Unlike dentists, anesthesiologists rarely use it on conscious patients; thus they don't "laugh".