Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental sustainability in anaesthesia. Response to Br J Anaesth 2021; 126: e118–e119

F McGain, J Muret, C Lawson… - … Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021 - bjanaesthesia.org
… worldwide greenhouse gas emissions need … anaesthesia machines and inhaled anaesthetics,
leading to excessive consumption of CO 2 absorbers necessitating high-flow anaesthesia

The boon and bane of nitrous oxide

G Kronenberg, G Schoretsanitis, E Seifritz… - European Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
… Today, N2O plays a huge role as a greenhouse gas and an … that N2O differs from volatile
anesthetics such as halothane or … N2O as a new treatment option for depression. Several points …

Committee on Environmental Health Releases New Edition of 'Greening the Operating Room and Perioperative Arena'

JD Sherman - ASA Monitor, 2024 - pubs.asahq.org
… • Equipment choices must take environmental considerations … Life cycle greenhouse emissions
from inhaled anesthetics … by anesthesia practitioners must be disposed of within a matter

Prospective validation of gas man simulations of sevoflurane in O2/air over a wide fresh gas flow range

E Candries, AM De Wolf, JFA Hendrickx - Journal of Clinical Monitoring …, 2022 - Springer
… First, all inhaled anesthetic agents have a global warming … the Earth to warm up (greenhouse
effect). Second, some have an … these options can be found elsewhere [9, 19], but the effect

Anesthetics and plants: no pain, no brain, and therefore no consciousness

A Draguhn, JM Mallatt, DG Robinson - Protoplasma, 2021 - Springer
… , and conscious experience during operations, volatile anesthetics were introduced into medical
… the general effects of anesthetics, which likely apply to all living matter, from the specific …

Environmental sustainability in obstetrics and gynaecology: A systematic review

ES Cohen, LHJA Kouwenberg… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… for 4%– 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Considering the broad range of care that
Selection criteria: Articles reporting on the environmental impact of any service, procedure …

Going green in gynecology: a call to action

AI Melnyk, N Woods, P Moalli - American Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
… healthcare greenhouse gas emissions include emissions from … and hospitals make better
choices about healthcare delivery tools… colleagues to minimize inhaled anesthetics and support …

Should nitrous oxide ever be used in oncology patients receiving methotrexate therapy?

VJ Forster, G Bell, C Halsey - Pediatric Anesthesia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
… O is still a popular choice of anesthetic agent for these children… of repeated propofol and
volatile anesthetic exposure during … to studying the effect of methotrexate on white matter volume …

Environmental impact of adult tonsillectomy: life cycle assessment and cost comparison of techniques

DA Meiklejohn, ZH Khan, KM Nuñez, L Imhof… - The …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… in the categories of greenhouse gas emissions, acidification of … multiple clinically acceptable
options for choice of technique, … , analgesics, or inhaled anesthetic gases accounted for the …

Sustainability in surgical practice: a collaborative call toward environmental sustainability in operating rooms

SM Johnson, S Marconi, M Sanchez-Casalongue… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
… for almost 5% of greenhouse gas emissions [2]. In the United … environmental impact than
disposable options. This includes … gases, local anesthetics, or intravenous anesthesia can lead …