Reusable breathing circuits: an environmentally sustainable alternative

Malek Dhane¹, Quentin Gobert^{2

3}, Lyndia Dernis^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. malek.dhane@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
³ St. Mary's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Malek Dhane et al. Can J Anaesth. 2024 Oct.

. 2024 Oct;71(10):1433-1435.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-024-02843-w. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

Malek Dhane¹, Quentin Gobert^{2

3}, Lyndia Dernis^{2

3}

¹ Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. malek.dhane@mail.mcgill.ca.
² Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
³ St. Mary's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: circuits; environment; reusable; sustainability.

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