A 22-year-old man is taken to the operating room for repair of his retinal detachment. The surgeon discusses intraocular injection of either air or sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) to facilitate retinal reattachment. Which is true regarding the administration of nitrous oxide to this patient?
A. An intraocular air bubble will expand more quickly during N2O administration compared to an SF6 bubble.
B. Discontinuing N2O 15 minutes prior to bubble injection can avoid the risk of gas expansion.
C. An SF6 bubble will slowly shrink in the first 24 hours after injection.
D. N2O can be safely administered to this patient 1 day after intraocular air injection.
E. N2O can be safely administered to this patient 5 days after intraocular SF6 injection.