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01-05-2020 | Desflurane | Correspondence

Comparing the environmental impact of anesthetic gases during transanal total mesorectal excision surgery at a tertiary healthcare centre

Authors: Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda, MD, MSc, Joseph Caswell, PhD, Sanjiv Mathur, MD

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 5/2020

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Title: Comparing the environmental impact of anesthetic gases during transanal total mesorectal excision surgery at a tertiary healthcare centre
Authors: Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda, MD, MSc
Joseph Caswell, PhD
Sanjiv Mathur, MD
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Desflurane
Sevoflurane
Climate Change
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01527-0

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