Abstract:Purpose of review
The environmental impact of anesthesia far exceeds that of other medical specialties due to our use of inhaled anesthetic agents (which are potent greenhouse gases) and many intravenous medications.
Recent findings
Calls for reducing the carbon footprint of anesthesia are ubiquitous in the anesthesia societies of developed nations and are appearing in proposed changes for hospital accreditation and funding in the United States. The bod… Show more
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