Inhalational volatile anaesthetic agents: the atmospheric scientists' viewpoint
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Inhalational volatile anaesthetic agents : the atmospheric scientists' viewpoint. / Nielsen, O. J.; Sulbaek Andersen, M. P.
I: Anaesthesia, Bind 79, Nr. 3, 2024, s. 246-251.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Review › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Inhalational volatile anaesthetic agents
T2 - the atmospheric scientists' viewpoint
AU - Nielsen, O. J.
AU - Sulbaek Andersen, M. P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Association of Anaesthetists.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - All sectors of society must reduce their carbon footprint to mitigate climate change, and the healthcare community is no exception. This narrative review focuses on the environmental concerns associated with the emissions of volatile anaesthetic agents, some of which are potent greenhouse gases. This review provides an understanding of the global warming potential metric, as well as the concepts of atmospheric lifetime and radiative efficiency. The state of knowledge of the environmental impact and possible climate forcing of emitted volatile anaesthetic agents are reviewed. Additionally, the review discusses how climate metrics can guide mitigation strategies to reduce emissions and suggests present and future options for mitigating the climate impact.
AB - All sectors of society must reduce their carbon footprint to mitigate climate change, and the healthcare community is no exception. This narrative review focuses on the environmental concerns associated with the emissions of volatile anaesthetic agents, some of which are potent greenhouse gases. This review provides an understanding of the global warming potential metric, as well as the concepts of atmospheric lifetime and radiative efficiency. The state of knowledge of the environmental impact and possible climate forcing of emitted volatile anaesthetic agents are reviewed. Additionally, the review discusses how climate metrics can guide mitigation strategies to reduce emissions and suggests present and future options for mitigating the climate impact.
KW - atmospheric chemistry
KW - global warming potentials
KW - volatile anaesthetics
U2 - 10.1111/anae.16119
DO - 10.1111/anae.16119
M3 - Review
C2 - 38206102
AN - SCOPUS:85181972985
VL - 79
SP - 246
EP - 251
JO - Anaesthesia
JF - Anaesthesia
SN - 0003-2409
IS - 3
ER -
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