Promoting behavioural change by educating anaesthetists about the environmental impact of inhalational anaesthetic agents: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Of the total carbon footprint of Australia, 7% is attributed to healthcare. In the UK, inhalational agents make up 5% of the healthcare carbon footprint. This systematic review aims to determine which methods of education about the environmental impact of inhalational anaesthetic agents can be utilised to promote behaviour change, reducing the anaesthetic-related carbon footprint. This systematic review sourced records from CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, JBI and MEDLINE from 1970 to March 2022. The search identified 589 records, 13 of which met eligibility criteria after the screening process, in which 10 of these records were conference abstracts. Education curricula focused on inhalational agent choice (69%), lowering the fresh gas flow during maintenance anaesthesia (69%), encouraging alternativ

SUBMITTER: Nolan BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11531086 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature