Adsorptive Removal of Volatile Anaesthetics from Waste Medical Gas

TN Ang - 2021 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Volatile anaesthetics have high global warming potential. … provide an option for removing the
VAs in the waste gas, reducing … the emission of these greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Anesthesia: Insights from Austrian Experts—A Qualitative Interview Study

S Hammer, K Lang-Illievich, L Heuschneider, M Bader… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
… In comparison to carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), volatile anesthetics … , these potent greenhouse
gases can be converted into CO 2 … there are technical options for anesthesia machines that can

[HTML][HTML] Environmental effects of surgical procedures and strategies for sustainable surgery

MF Cunha, G Pellino - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2023 - nature.com
… Change guidelines define greenhouse gases as “gaseous atmosphere constituents that …
anaesthesia as the most sustainable option (instead of high-impact inhaled anaesthetics such …

Environmental Stewardship in Anesthesia: An Educational Intervention for Clinicians

AG Darrow - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Inhaled anesthetic agents are known as greenhouse gases, … focused on choices of FGF and
volatile anesthetic agents specifically… One pertained to the subject matter of this paper which …

European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care consensus document on sustainability: 4 scopes to achieve a more sustainable practice

P Gonzalez-Pizarro, L Brazzi, S Koch… - European Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
gas flow, choice of anaesthetic drug, energy and water preserving measures, “5R” policies
including choice … reference greenhouse gas with a GWP 100 of 1, volatile anaesthetics have …

Pro-Con Debate: Should All General Anesthesia Be Done Using Target-Controlled Propofol Infusion Guided by Objective Monitoring of Depth of Anesthesia?

TW Schnider, GJ Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke… - Anesthesia & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
… , anesthesia using volatile anesthetics poses health risks for healthcare professionals and
contributes to greenhouse effect… In many countries, the choice of the type of general anesthetic

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic impact of using a higher efficiency ventilator and vaporizer during surgery under general anesthesia: A randomized controlled …

RR Field, MDC Calderon, SM Ronilo, M Ma, H Maxwell… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
volatile anesthetic agent delivered [1-5], while unused agent eventually vents into the
atmosphere as a harmful greenhouse gasanesthesia machines will not be made if that choice is …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change: challenges and opportunities to scale up surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care globally

L Roa, L Velin, J Tudravu, CD McClain… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2020 - thelancet.com
… Climate change results from the accumulation of greenhouse gases that trap heat in the …
of inhaled anaesthetics can have on the overall climate effect of surgical care, anaesthesia

The triple bottom line and stabilization wedges: a framework for perioperative sustainability

BJJ Choi, CL Chen - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2022 - journals.lww.com
… which perioperative leaders can make sustainable choices. The … the emissions categories
defined by the Greenhouse Gas … biggest offenders is volatile anesthetic gas emissions, which …

[HTML][HTML] Volatile versus intravenous anesthetics in cardiac anesthesia: a narrative review

C Uhlig, J Labus - Current Anesthesiology Reports, 2021 - Springer
… The question whether the choice of anesthetic is an outcome-… , volatile anesthetics have
become the anesthetic of choice … Also, the contribution to the greenhouse effect by depletion of …