Background and objective Low-flow anaesthesia is economical and less polluting. The
purpose of this study was to determine the inspired and end-tidal desflurane concentrations …

Purpose Climate change is a global threat, and inhalational anesthetics contribute to global
warming by altering the photophysical properties of the atmosphere. On a global …

Volatile anesthetic agents act as greenhouse gases. Low-flow anesthesia techniques (< 1
L/min) are associated with lower costs. Decreasing volatile anesthetic delivery provides safe …

Background It is not known whether modern volatile anesthetics are associated with less
mortality and postoperative pulmonary or other complications in patients undergoing …

Background: The health sector contributes considerably to national greenhouse gas
emissions. In that regard, anaesthesiology and its use of volatile anaesthetics (VAs) takes on …

Background: Previous clinical trials and animal experiments have suggested that long-
lasting neurotoxicity of general anesthetics may lead to postoperative cognitive dysfunction …

To the Editor, Climate change has been recognized as a significant global health threat, with
recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicting that global …

Background In a climate of cost containment, it is critical to analyze and optimize all
perioperative variable costs. Fresh gas flow is one important variable that determines …

Purpose: To compare the measured “real world” perioperative drug cost and recovery
associated with desflurane-and isofluranebased anesthesia in short (less than one hour) …

BACKGROUND: When anesthesia is titrated using bispectral index (BIS) monitoring,
patients generally receive lower doses of hypnotic drugs. Intraoperative hypotension and …