Lighting a candle, or cursing the darkness? Delivering a climate friendly anaesthetic.
Journal
Journal of paediatrics and child health
ISSN: 1440-1754
Titre abrégé: J Paediatr Child Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9005421
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
14
09
2021
accepted:
15
09
2021
entrez:
18
11
2021
pubmed:
19
11
2021
medline:
27
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
With up to 7% of national emissions coming from health care in industrial nations, and volatile anaesthetics and nitrous oxide being particularly effective greenhouse gases, anaesthetists can potentially reduce their medical carbon footprint substantially. Operating theatres create 25% of hospital waste, and there are many other avenues for 'greening' in the perioperative environment, including recycling and avoiding unnecessary operations. However, it is vital to understand how to produce a real change in practice that continues into the future and is normalised. Health-care choices we make in 2021 cannot be allowed to lead to a climate catastrophe in 2050.
Substances chimiques
Anesthetics
0
Nitrous Oxide
K50XQU1029
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1781-1784Informations de copyright
© 2021 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
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