Inhalation anaesthetics and climate change
Document from SHEBA added 18 January 2011. 0 comments
Primary Topic: Operating Theatres
Secondary Topics: Energy and Carbon
Format: Document
Document Type: Report
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- Description
- Sulbaek Andersen MP, Sander SP, Nielsen OJ, Wagner DS, Sanford TJ Jr, Wallington TJ. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Dec;105(6):760-6. Epub 2010 Oct 8 On the basis of the derived 100 yr GWPs, the average climate impact per anaesthetic procedure at the University of Michigan is the same as the emission of ∼22 kg CO2. We estimate that the global emissions of inhalation anaesthetics have a climate impact which is comparable with that from the CO2 emissions from one coal-fired power plant or 1 million passenger cars.
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- http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/105/6/760.full.pdf+html
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