BeSARPP (Belgian Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine and Pain management) recommendations on responsible and sustainable use of inhaled anesthetics: NO time TO WASTE

Hendrickx, J.; Kalmar, A.; Bonhomme, Vincent; Coppens, M.; Baerdemaeker, L.D.E.; Hert, S.D.E.; Dewandre, Pierre-Yves; Foubert, L.; Grieten, J.; Kapessidou, P.; Pirotte, T.; Rex, S.; Saldien, V.; Schmartz, D.; Sermeus, L.; van de Velde, M.; Vanhonacker, D.; Wouters, P.; Momeni, M.

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BeSARPP (Belgian Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine and Pain management) recommendations on responsible and sustainable use of inhaled anesthetics: NO time TO WASTE

Hendrickx, J.; Kalmar, A.; Bonhomme, Vincent et al.

2023 • In Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica, 74 (4), p. 247 - 250

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Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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[en] Following up on the successful BeSARPP annual meeting on sustainability in anesthesia held on November 2022, the Board Members of BeSARPP met to draft recommendations regarding the use of inhaled anesthetics, that would help anesthesiologists decrease the professional environmental impact of their daily practice in the operating room. This manuscript discusses the rationale for these recommendations. The major premise was none of these should compromise patient safety or the level of care we provide to our patients. For measures beyond those addressing the use of inhaled anesthetics, the reader is referred to other recommendations that can decrease the environmental footprint of anesthesia and perioperative care in general1

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Anesthesia & intensive care

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Hendrickx, J.; Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium

Kalmar, A.; Department of Electronics and Information Systems, IBiTech, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Bruges, Belgium

Bonhomme, Vincent ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Anesthésie et réanimation

Coppens, M.; Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Baerdemaeker, L.D.E.; Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Hert, S.D.E.; Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Dewandre, Pierre-Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques

Foubert, L.; Department of Basic and Applied Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Anesthesiology, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium

Grieten, J.; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Kapessidou, P.; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium

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English

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BeSARPP (Belgian Society of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Perioperative medicine and Pain management) recommendations on responsible and sustainable use of inhaled anesthetics: NO time TO WASTE

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December 2023

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Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

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0001-5164

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2736-5239

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BeSARPP

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247 - 250

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