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OB‑GYN asks board to revisit rules after clinic interest in low‑dose nitrous oxide; staff to review office‑based surgery regulations
Summary
Dr. Lindsey Turner urged the State Board of Medical Licensure to allow low‑dose nitrous oxide ("laughing gas") for clinic‑based gynecologic procedures; members asked staff to conduct a comprehensive review of the board's office‑based surgery rules and present revisions to the rules-and-regs committee.
Dr. Lindsey Turner, an OBGYN from Flowood, told the State Board of Medical Licensure May 22 that low‑dose nitrous oxide — commonly called "laughing gas" — can alleviate anxiety and increase patient tolerance for uncomfortable clinic procedures such as endometrial biopsy, IUD placement and cervical biopsy. She said clinics in most states use patient‑driven low‑dose nitrous oxide systems (she mentioned ProNox as an example) and described the technology as having…
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