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Our Carbon Footprint
In this article, our educators discuss how are anaesthetic choices impact the carbon footprint we leave behind
Carbon Footprint
- Total emission of GHG caused directly and indirectly by a person, organisation, event or product
- Measured in terms of tonnes of CO2
- 5% of the carbon footprint for acute organisations of the NHS is from anaesthetic gases
- Anaesthetic ecological stewardship is important as the peri-operative period is a major contributor to carbon footprint -Procurement of pharmaceutical and medical equipment
- The World Health Organization estimates climate-related mortality at 0.3% of all annual deaths (150,000/year)
- Shared responsibility to enhance the sustainability of modern-day practice without compromising
- Patient safety
- Clinical efficacy
- Ecological cost to society can be lowered without an increase in operational costs
- Measuring, monitoring and reporting the carbon footprint related to anaesthesia are key in reducing emissions
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Introduction to Using Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)
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