Consensus on decommissioning piped nitrous oxide from UK and Ireland operating theatre suites
A rational approach to an increasingly ignoble gas
Anaesthesia
Reviewed March 2025 by Dr Louisa Swain
This editorial summarises the context and evidence for the release of the July 2024 Consensus statement of the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, College of...
It's time to stop using nitrous oxide for pediatric mask induction
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed June 2024 by Dr Andrew Chazan
This short ‘perspectives essay’ is aimed at getting anaesthetists to reconsider the routine use of nitrous oxide in mask induction of anaesthesia. The points raised in the article include: Greater...
The role of volatile capture technology in desflurane disposal from decommissioned vaporisers
Anaesthesia
Reviewed December 2023 by Dr Rebecca McIntyre
This letter outlines a pilot project examining a method for capturing retained desflurane from decommissioned desflurane vaporizers in the UK. As part of the NHS’s drive to be more environmentally...
Reducing the environmental impact of mask inductions in children
A quality improvement report
Pediatric Anesthesia
Reviewed December 2023 by Dr Tracy Jackson
The environmental impact of anaesthetic gases are of increasing concern. In Australia and New Zealand, children are traditionally induced by gas induction with high flow nitrous/oxygen and...
Climate change threatens our health and survival within decades
The Lancet
Reviewed January 2023 by Dr Andrew Weatherall
The Bottom Line This editorial adds little to the climate change discussion that any member of the general public has not already had a chance to consider. There is little doubt most readers can find...
