Chief Healthcare Executive April 18, 2024
Some hospitals are changing their use of anesthesia and making a big reduction in their carbon footprint, and saving money.
With hospitals facing more pressure to reduce their harm to the environment, some health systems are looking at one big contributor of greenhouse gases.
Specifically, some hospitals are looking at the anesthesia they are using. Hospitals and health systems are switching the anesthesia they are using to reduce their carbon footprint.
Some hospitals are moving away from the use of desflurane, a common anesthetic which is highly damaging to the environment. Desflurane has the “highest global warming potential” of all inhaled anesthetics, and it lasts in the atmosphere for 14 years, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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