Reducing the use of climate-warming inhaled gases can cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half, according to ...
Washington state lawmakers are considering allocating $840,000 to the state’s Department of Ecology to study the impact of anesthesia gas on the environment. The department would be required to ...
CITYWIDE — AN IMPROVED OPTIMIZED USE OF ANESTHETIC GASES, such as nitrous oxide, has helped the city’s public health system achieve a 52% annual reduction in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions ...
Anesthesia professionals and their practices have faced a range of financial and operational challenges over the last several ...
Dr. Elizabeth Hansen. Courtesy of Seattle Children’s. Did you know that some of the gases used in anesthesia are strong greenhouse gases? A few years ago, Seattle Children’s Hospital analyzed its ...
Desflurane is a common drug used for anesthesia, but it has a surprising link to climate change, because the excess gas is ...
This growth is driven by the increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases, rising number of surgical and critical care ...