Anesthesiologists should lead nitrous oxide mitigation efforts

Anita Rao^{1

2}, Peter Menikefs^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Ontario's Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group, Toronto, ON, Canada. anita.rao@thp.ca.
² Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada. anita.rao@thp.ca.
³ Ontario's Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Unity Health, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Comment

Anita Rao et al. Can J Anaesth. 2024 Jan.

. 2024 Jan;71(1):152-153.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02625-w. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Anita Rao^{1

2}, Peter Menikefs^{3

4}

¹ Ontario's Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group, Toronto, ON, Canada. anita.rao@thp.ca.
² Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, ON, Canada. anita.rao@thp.ca.
³ Ontario's Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Unity Health, St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Keywords: green anesthesia; mitigation; nitrous oxide; sustainability.

Comment on

A call for immediate climate action in anesthesiology: routine use of minimal or metabolic fresh gas flow reduces our ecological footprint.
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