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Abstract: Climate change has been increasingly recognized in the healthcare sector over recent years, with global implications in infrastructure, economics, and public health. As a result, a growing…
Published date
April 2022
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Engler, Ian D. MD; Curley, Andrew J. MD; Fu, Freddie H. MD, et al
The carbon footprint of general anaesthetics: A case study in the UK
Xiaocheng Hu, JM Tom Pierce, Tim Taylor, Karyn Morrissey
Resources, Conservation & Recycling167(2021) 105411
Background…
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 125 (5): 680e692 (2020)
Forbes McGain, Jane Muret, Cathy Lawson and Jodi D. Sherman
Key points:
The scientific foundation for environmental sustainability in…
SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022.
Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wide
Issue to be addressed:
Nitrous oxide (N2O) accounts…
Project completed as part of the South Health Campus, Alberta Health Services Green Team Competition, 2024Team membersVivian Ip, Nathan Brown, Alan Chu, Leyla Baghirzada, Joanna Fifen, Esther Ho, Ryan…
Project completed as part of the Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust Green Team Competition 2024-25.Team members:Mr Amari Thompson – General Surgery & Chief RegistrarMr Jatinder Singh – General…
Published date
May 2025
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Mr Amari Thompson, General Surgery & Chief Registrar
Publication in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Abstract
There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate change threatens public health, and…
'Health care itself contributes to climate change. Anesthesia is a “carbon hotspot,” yet few data exist to compare anesthetic choices. The authors examined the carbon dioxide equivalent emissions…
Our article published today!"The contribution of anaesthesia to the environmental impact of healthcare is significant and visible, but amenable to change. We believe that this places anaesthetists in…
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March 2019
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Shelton, C.L., McBain, S.C., Mortimer, F. and White, S.M.
