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Greener Anesthesia Halves Operating-Room Emissions in Health-System Study
Key Takeaways
- A six-site academic health system examined 145,917 anesthetic episodes.
- Estimated emissions fell from 57.6 to 31.6 kgCO2e per episode after the intervention.
- The program emphasized lower-emission anesthetic choices, lower fresh-gas flows and clinician feedback.
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