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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-02-2022 | Anesthetics | Correspondence

Suggested strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of anesthetic gases in the operating room

Authors: Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda, MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS, FASCRS, Sanjiv Mathur, MD, FRCPS

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 2/2022

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Title: Suggested strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of anesthetic gases in the operating room
Authors: Antonio Caycedo-Marulanda, MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS, FASCRS
Sanjiv Mathur, MD, FRCPS
Publication date: 01-02-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Anesthetics
Desflurane
Sevoflurane
Anesthetics
Climate Change
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-021-02120-0

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