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Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use.

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Kesner, KL; Ramaiah, VK; Hemmer, LB; Koht, A
Published in: J Clin Anesth
March 2012

The waterpipe is an ancient Middle Eastern tobacco delivery system, which is also known as hookah, shisha, or narghile, and it is gaining widespread use. Waterpipes are often perceived as less dangerous than cigarettes. The amount of smoke inhaled in a waterpipe session may equal that produced by more than 100 cigarettes with high nicotine, carbon monoxide, and carcinogen intake. A case of significantly elevated intraoperative carboxyhemoglobin level and decreased oxyhemoglobin saturation in a patient with recent waterpipe use is presented.

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J Clin Anesth

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EISSN

1873-4529

Publication Date

March 2012

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

137 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco Products
  • Smoking
  • Oxyhemoglobins
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carboxyhemoglobin
  • Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesia
 

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Kesner, K. L., Ramaiah, V. K., Hemmer, L. B., & Koht, A. (2012). Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use. J Clin Anesth, 24(2), 137–140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.05.005
Kesner, Kimberly L., Vijay K. Ramaiah, Laura B. Hemmer, and Antoun Koht. “Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use.J Clin Anesth 24, no. 2 (March 2012): 137–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.05.005.
Kesner KL, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use. J Clin Anesth. 2012 Mar;24(2):137–40.
Kesner, Kimberly L., et al. “Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use.J Clin Anesth, vol. 24, no. 2, Mar. 2012, pp. 137–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.05.005.
Kesner KL, Ramaiah VK, Hemmer LB, Koht A. Anesthesia implications of waterpipe use. J Clin Anesth. 2012 Mar;24(2):137–140.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Anesth

DOI

EISSN

1873-4529

Publication Date

March 2012

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

137 / 140

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco Products
  • Smoking
  • Oxyhemoglobins
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Carboxyhemoglobin
  • Anesthesiology
  • Anesthesia