Anaesthetics resources

​Resources

Access useful resources about net zero anaesthetics:

• The Amount of CO2e/kg Produced per Day per Anaesthetist vs. a UK Citizen
• Greener NHS operating theatre system progress case study
• Trainee-Led Research and Audit in Anaesthesia for Sustainable Healthcare (TRA2SH).
• Reusable vs. Disposable Devices in Medicine: Infection Control or Planetary Health Dr. Jodi Sherman, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences and Director, Program on Healthcare Environmental Sustainability (PHES) at Yale University, explores misguided notions about single-use disposable medical devices, which have resulted in increased health care expenditures, waste, pollution, and associated health damages.
• ANZCA Bulletin Autumn 2023. Read the feature from Dr Anthony Hull, Anaesthetics Net Zero Lead, South Western Sydney Local Health District. p.60-63.
  
• Hospital gas emissions slashed at Women and Children's Hospital, NHS Trust. 2023.​Read the news case study from the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
  

Publications

Access useful publications about anaesthetics:

• Keady et al. Annual greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anaesthetic agents in the Republic of Ireland. BJA. 2022.
• Shelton et al. Towards zero carbon healthcare: anaesthesia. BMJ. 2022.
• Devlin-Hegedus et al. Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics. Anaesthesia. 2022.
• Sherman and Chesebro. Inhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change. BMJ. 2022.
• Gynther et al. Nitrous oxide use on the labour ward: Efficacy and environmental impact. Australasian Anaesthesia. 2021.
• Rauchenwald et al. New Method of Destroying Waste Anesthetic Gases Using Gas-Phase Photochemistry. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2020.
• Wyssusek et al. Operating room greening initiatives – the old, the new, and the way forward: A narrative review. Waste Management & Research.2019.
• McGain et al. Financial and environmental costs of reusable and single-use anaesthetic equipment. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2017.
• McGain et al. The microbiological and sustainability effects of washing anaesthesia breathing circuits less frequently. Anaesthesia. 2014.​