[HTML][HTML] Sustainability in anaesthesia and critical care: beyond carbon

L Fang, R Hixson, C Shelton - BJA education, 2022 - bjaed.org
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Carbon footprint of anesthesia: Comment

KM Schroeder, T Özelsel, V Ip - Anesthesiology, 2022 - pubs.asahq.org
… , allows thorough analyses to compare the greenhouse effect of … for the production of volatile
anesthetics, and in addition … environmental impact of their anesthetic choice and practice. …

Operating in a climate crisis: a state-of-the-science review of life cycle assessment within surgical and anesthetic care

J Drew, SD Christie, P Tyedmers… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Choice of anesthetic gas was the main determinant of variation in surgical suite GHG emissions
… Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions reported for 21 surgical procedures with impact …

Initiatives to broaden safety concerns in anaesthetic practice: the green operating room

H Beloeil, P Albaladejo - Best Practice & Research Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile anaesthetic agents represent 0.1% of all GHGs. All of them contribute to global …
Reduction of waste and greenhouse gas emissions are the major goals. 5R's rule (reduce, reuse, …

A general review of the environmental impact of health care, hospitals, operating rooms, and anesthetic care

M Weller - International Anesthesiology Clinics, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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unmetabolized volatile anesthetics that … materials already exist 69 and options to manufacture …

Carbon footprint of anesthesia: Comment

MH Tsai, MR Kostrubiak, DM Rizzo - Anesthesiology, 2022 - pubs.asahq.org
… , allows thorough analyses to compare the greenhouse effect of … for the production of volatile
anesthetics, and in addition … environmental impact of their anesthetic choice and practice. …

Environmental sustainability in obstetric anesthesia

B Lui, RS White, J Bryant-Huppert… - … Obstetric Anesthesia, 2024 - obstetanesthesia.com
Volatile anesthetic agents used in general anesthesia are greenhouse gases that have …
in obstetric anesthesiology extends beyond choice of volatile anesthetic and analgesic agents. …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability Standards in Pediatric Anesthesia: Quality Initiative to Reduce Costly Environmentally Harmful Volatile Anesthetics

AT Waberski, SR Pestieau… - Pediatric quality & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
… and entrapment of greenhouse gases (GHG) … choice of volatile anesthetic based on the
patient’s clinical status and comorbidities. Volatile anesthetics are used extensively in anesthesia

Carbon footprint of anesthesia: reply

F McGain, K Wickramarachchi, N Sheridan… - …, 2022 - pubs.asahq.org
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anesthetics … B produced a similar magnitude of greenhouse gases as clinical use of sevoflurane. It …

Principles of environmentally‐sustainable anaesthesia: a global consensus statement from the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists

, … on Environmental Sustainability in Anaesthesia… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… practice, including: choice of medications and equipment; … Unlike other greenhouse
gases, inhalational anaesthetic … providers in undertaking the necessary research as a matter