Conclusion: Meta-analysis of studies in which the duration of anesthesia was up to 3.1 hours indicated that patients receiving either desflurane or sevoflurane did not have significant differences ...

It is particularly useful for the induction of anesthesia, and it is environmentally friendly (i.e., it does not deplete the ozone layer). However, sevoflurane may be associated with ...

ANNA ROTHSCHILD: Why does anesthesia have such a large carbon footprint? ELIZABETH HANSEN: Well, a lot of the medications that we use are inhaled anesthetics including ones you may have heard of like ...

it traditionally has been used for anesthesia, but it can cause side effects such as nausea and lung irritation. However, hospitals have found safer alternatives like sevoflurane, which leaves the ...

Here are 16 facilities cutting their emissions by targeting pollutant anesthetic gasses in 2024: 1. Project Spruce, a consortium of nine pediatric hospitals, has successfully cut greenhouse gas ...