Sustainable Healthcare Practices in Pediatric Anesthesia
Pediatric anesthetists can reduce environmental harm while optimizing patient care. While individual clinician choices -in particular avoiding desflurane and nitrous oxide use-are impactful, the largest and most sustainable emissions reductions derive from coordinated institutional and systems level changes.
Authors
- Andrea Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5694-8587)
- Rebecca McIntyre
- Forbes McGain
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Al Jalila Foundation (AE)
- Western Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pan.70148
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00