BACKGROUND: Inhaled halogenated anesthetics are responsible for half of operating room
total greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable anesthesia groups were set up in 4 Lyon …

Background Anaesthesia contributes substantially to the environmental impact of
healthcare. To reduce the ecological footprint of anaesthesia, a set of sustainability …

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

Sustainability interventions were implemented at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
(RBWH) following identification of inhaled anaesthetic gases as a target for reducing …

Climate change is an increasingly apparent global reality. According to the new United
Nations (New York, New York) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report …

To the Editor, The World Health Organization has declared climate change as the greatest
threat to global health in the 21st century. 1 All physicians should consider reducing their …

The implementation of low-carbon healthcare practices will be significantly enhanced by the
role of anesthesia personnel. While there is a lack of data on the specific measures being …

Abstract Background/Purpose There is growing interest within the anesthesia community
regarding sustainability practices. A quality improvement initiative at a large, urban …

''Can't see the forest for the trees''aptly describes a conundrum the health sector is facing
when it comes to environmental pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes …

EditordIn their comment to the recent review article,'Environmental sustainability in
anaesthesia and critical care', 1 Slingo and Slingo 2 attempt to downplay calls to reduce …