Environmentally sustainable anaesthesia in a developing country – a narrative review

AP Giuricich; T Kleyenstuber; T Jeggo

Environmentally sustainable anaesthesia in a developing country – a narrative review

Authors

AP Giuricich University of the Witwatersrand https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0093-4784
T Kleyenstuber University of the Witwatersrand https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5219-3869
T Jeggo https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2207-1903

Keywords:

climate change, practices, anaesthesia, greenhouse gases, environment

Abstract

Climate change is one of the leading threats to humanity today, and the practice of anaesthesia has an appreciable impact. This review will explore how anaesthesia, as part of the healthcare sector, significantly impacts climate change and how current literature can guide us in reducing our impact in South Africa.

Author Biographies

AP Giuricich, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

T Kleyenstuber, University of the Witwatersrand

Department of Anaesthesia, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

T Jeggo

Department of Anaesthesia, Private Practice, South Africa

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Published

2024-09-06

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 4 (2024)

Section

Review Articles

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