Health Care Providers Are Dropping a Common Anesthesia Drug That’s Also a Climate Super Pollutant Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super pollutant. Now, several decades after the drug was first introduced, a growing number of U.S. hospitals have stopped using the anesthetic because of its outsized environmental impact. On January 1, the European Union went a step further, prohibiting its […]

#Desflurane is an important element of #carbonfootprint in #healthcare, but other #sustainableanaesthesia practices cannot be forgotten - #editorial from Ip et al.

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Following elimination of #desflurane, #nitrousoxide & high fresh gas flow emerge as the key contributors or anaesthesia-related CO2e emissions in this new study by Seibold et al.

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Excited to hear about the Sustainability programs at BC Health Authorities working to remove Desflurane (a powerful greenhouse gas) from its list of available anesthetic gasses.

#SuperPolluter
#CleanAlternatives
#LowerCosts
#Desflurane

the replacement is medically similar and half the cost WinWin

🧠 Desflurane vs Sevoflurane – Which supports better cognitive recovery?
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#CognitiveRecovery #Desflurane #Sevoflurane #IJA #Indian_J_Anaesth

Love this public statement by the BC Anesthesiologists Society on the polluting impacts of 2 anesthetic gases.
Eliminating desflurane

#Desflurane #ditchTheDes
#greenhouseGasEmissions
#GHG #GWP
#quickWins

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Which institutional intervention is the most effective in reducing anaesthesia-related carbon footprint? Banning or reducing #desflurane use may be the answer. #sustainability #CO2

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Beyond the #gases: Kranke et al. reminds us of the contributing factors to the #greenhouse footprint of anaesthetic care other than inhaled #volatiles.

#BJA #desflurane #GWP #TIVA

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Environmental cost should be considered in anaesthetic drug selection. Withdrawal of #desflurane and piped #N2O reduced greenhouse gas emissions without substantial increase in propofol-related emissions #TIVA

NWT ‘first in Canada’ to phase out polluting anesthetic gas The NWT has scored a climate knockout: doctors say it’s the first Canadian jurisdiction to stop using an anesthetic gas many times more damaging than CO2.

NWT becomes first jurisdiction in Canada to phase out polluting anesthetic gas #desflurane. cabinradio.ca/217582/news/... via @cabinradio @courtghoward via @cabinradio.ca @courtghoward.bsky.social

Ending the use of the anesthetic desflurane at Ascension is a key part of a systemwide, multidisciplinary focus and commitment to responsible environmental stewardship.

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#desflurane #anesthesia #ClimateAction