Contraindications and Cautions
Nitrous oxide should not be used in patients with bowel obstruction, pneumothorax, middle ear or sinus disease, and should also not be used on any patient who has been scuba diving within the preceding 24 hours or in violently disturbed psychiatric patients. There are also clinical cautions in place for the first 2 trimesters of pregnancy and in patients with decreased levels of consciousness.
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