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Greener anesthesia cuts operating room emissions in half, slashes anesthetic costs nearly 40% (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-10-18

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedHospitals can sharply reduce the climate impact and cost of surgery without compromising patient safety by changing routine anesthesia practices, including reducing the use of high-emission anesthetic gases, suggests a new study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026 annual meeting.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedclimate impact and cost of surgery can be sharply reduced

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe six-site academic health system encouraged greater use of sevoflurane and intravenous anesthesia, reduced fresh gas flow rates to minimize waste and provided anesthesiologists with feedback on their emissions.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedAverage total emissions dropped from 57.6 kgCO2e per anesthetic episode in 2021 to 31.6 kgCO2e after the intervention, a 45% reduction.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedSpending on inhaled anesthetics fell from $628,588 in 2021 to $379,010 in 2024, savings of nearly 40%.View evidenceHide evidence

As statednearly 40%

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe researchers found patients continued to recover from surgery safely, with no increase in recovery room stays, hospital stays, breathing tube reinsertion, awareness or postoperative nausea and vomiting after the changes were implemented.View evidenceHide evidence

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