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Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure by kaibee on Monday August 14, 2023 @03:33PM (#37125723)
Forget sports. I want my surgeon to be on a heliox mix when he's doing a complicated operation on me.
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Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure by _Adam on Monday August 14, 2023 @04:29PM (#37126402)
If your operation has reached the point where milliseconds matter..something likely has gone wrong.

I'd be curious to see data on how other cognitive metrics change in absence of atmospheric nitrogen. Abstract reasoning / mental math abilities / etc. It's possible some actually improve, just like I might rush and make more errors while doing something after drinking a few coffees.

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