SISTER-CHROMATID EXCHANGES IN OPERATING-ROOM PERSONNEL

SARDAS S., CUHRUK H., KARAKAYA A., ATAKURT Y.

MUTATION RESEARCH, cilt.279, sa.2, ss.117-120, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 279 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1992
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/0165-1218(92)90253-v
  • Dergi Adı: MUTATION RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Chimica, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.117-120
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) analysis was carried out in 67 operating room personnel (anaesthetists M.D.; anaesthesia nurses and anaesthesia unit technicians) exposed to waste anaesthetic gases such as halothane, nitrous oxide and isoflurane and in 50 healthy unexposed controls. The SCE frequencies were increased significantly in operating room personnel as compared to controls. A significant increase in SCEs was found in non-smoking operating room personnel as compared to non-smoking controls. This study supports the existence of an association between occupational exposure to mutagens and an increase in SCEs in lymphocytes.