Influence of anesthetic gas in operating room on carbon emission and its prevention and control measures
MA Qiwei
KANG Rui
Dmitry Karablinov
XU Zheyi
Abstract：Climate change is a global public health issue of common concern,and the routine operation of medical and health institutions generates considerable greenhouse gas emissions,especially from operating room with intensive resources,high energy consumption and a large amount of medical waste,which will have a greater impact on the environment.The impact of anesthetic gas emissions on the environment is often overlooked.We analyze the impact of nitrous oxide(N2O)on the environment and offer some measures and suggestions to reduce the carbon footprint in medical institutions.
Keywords：greenhouse gasglobal warming potentialanesthetic gashalogenated drug recoverycentral destruction unit
Publication Date：2024-02-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1-6 )