Results and Future Perspectives of the Sustainable Anesthesia Project: A Large-Scale, Real-World Implementation Study at the Largest Spanish Private Healthcare Provider.

ABSTRACT: Background: Climate change is a serious threat to global health. The healthcare sector contributes substantially to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with anaesthetic gases being a major source of Scope 1 emissions. We aimed to evaluate the 2024 impact of the Sustainable Anesthesia Project, designed to reduce the environmental footprint of anaesthetic gases by eliminating and/or replacing the most polluting agents (nitrous oxide and desflurane) with more sustainable alternatives (sevoflurane, total intravenous anaesthesia, and regional/local anaesthesia). Methods: We conducted a descriptive analysis of anaesthetic gas consumption in 2023 and 2024, as well as a comparison of emissions in tons of CO₂, the impact on the carbon footprint, and the potential future emissio

SUBMITTER: Acha-Ganderias J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12896554 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature