Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that ...

Reducing the use of climate-warming inhaled gases can cut emissions associated with surgical anesthesia in half, according to ...

Approximately 3% of overall healthcare carbon emissions come from inhaled agents used during anesthesia. A new study from Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor has revealed that switching to less-polluting ...

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 ...

Globally, health care contributes significantly to overall carbon emissions. Emissions come from a variety of sources, including waste management, single-use plastics, and those related to ...

A Washington Democrat hopes to study the impact of medical anesthesia on climate change. The goal is to address the environmental impact of the anesthetic gases used in medical, dental and veterinary ...

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has reduced the annual CO 2 emissions originating from gases used for anesthesia by over 80 percent since 2018. This reduction in carbon emissions was achieved by ...

Many hospitals and health systems have begun cutting the use of certain inhaled anesthetics due to their greenhouse gas emissions, and a teaching hospital in Europe recently found a potential ...

Penn Medicine recently announced that it is phasing out desflurane, a potent greenhouse gas used in anesthesia. Desflurane has been a preferred anesthetic gas because it allows patients to recover ...