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  • Abstract
  • ANESTHETIC AGENTS
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION PATHWAYS
  • PREVENTION
  • RECYCLED ANESTHETICS
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
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Abstract

For several decades, anesthetic gases have greatly enhanced the comfort and outcome for patients during surgery. The benefits of these agents have heavily outweighed the risks. In recent years, the attention towards their overall contribution to global climate change and the environment has increased. Anesthesia providers have a responsibility to minimize unnecessary atmospheric pollution by utilizing techniques that can lessen any adverse effects of these gases on the environment. Moreover, health care facilities that use anesthetic gases are accountable for ensuring that all anesthesia equipment, including the scavenging system, is effective and routinely maintained. Implementing preventive practices and simple strategies can promote the safest and most healthy environment.

Keywords: Volatile anesthetics; Environmental pollution; Greenhouse warming potential; Ozone depletion potential
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Copyright: © 2012 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
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