Waste and cost assessment of total intravenous anaesthesia in the context of environmental sustainability: Insights from a Dutch academic hospital

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¹ From the Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam (EAR, CDvdM), the Department of Pharmacy, Tergooi MC, Hilversum (TGJ), the Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam (NHSW), the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam (NHSW), the Department of Hospital Pharmacy (NH), the Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (NH).

Elisabeth A Rieff et al. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 1;42(7):655-657.

doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000002176. Epub 2025 Apr 7.

¹ From the Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam (EAR, CDvdM), the Department of Pharmacy, Tergooi MC, Hilversum (TGJ), the Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam (NHSW), the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam (NHSW), the Department of Hospital Pharmacy (NH), the Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC, University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (NH).

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