Misuse of anaesthesia could cause hepatitis virus transmission

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be transmitted during intravenous (IV) administration of anaesthesia, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. In this study, doctors found that anaesthesia contamination - not endoscopy contamination - was the cause of infection...

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