Operating rooms are a major source of hospital greenhouse gases


By AGENCY

Inhaled anaesthetics that can hang around in the atmosphere for a year or more are being phased out as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. — TNS

Health systems in the Philadelphia area in the United States are phasing out a common anaesthesia gas that hangs in the atmosphere for 14 years.

Desflurane is the most potent greenhouse gas found in hospitals, which are increasingly engaged in efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.

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