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- Title
Anaesthesiologists and the environment.
- Authors
Favero, Felipe; Bagatini, Airton
- Abstract
Due to the environmental impact of human activities, the need for sustainable development has become apparent. Increasing consumption of the planet's natural resources, population growth, and waste have resulted in a serious environmental crisis, mainly represented by pollution and global warming. In light of this, many anaesthesiologists have reduced the use of inhalational anaesthetics, which include greenhouse gases. However, focusing only on anaesthetic gas emissions excludes other damaging factors. Sustainable anaesthesiology encompasses all aspects of patient care and ways to provide it with safety, quality, and environmental awareness. The objectives of this article were to understand the concept of environmental sustainability, to describe the environmental impact of medical care, to adopt strategies for sustainable anaesthesia in daily practice, and to raise public awareness about sustainability.
- Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL health; POPULATION; WORLD Health Organization; GREENHOUSE effect; PATIENT safety; CLIMATE change; ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; SUSTAINABILITY; PATIENT care; WORLD health; OPERATING rooms
- Publication
Update in Anaesthesia, 2024, Vol 38, p36
- ISSN
1353-4882
- Publication type
Article