2024
Environmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis
Davies J, McAlister S, Eckelman M, McGain F, Seglenieks R, Gutman E, Groome J, Palipane N, Latoff K, Nielsen D, Sherman J, the TRA2SH G. Environmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024 PMID: 38296752, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral formulationGreenhouse gasesAssessment of GHG emissionsOral tabletsLife cycle assessmentLife cycle carbon emissionsPrescribing practicesLife cycle assessment of GHG emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsOral tablet formFormulations of paracetamolGHG emissionsIntravenous paracetamolMitigation opportunitiesUSA patientsOral doseParacetamol useSurgical patientsIntravenous administrationGas emissionsAnalgesic agentsAustralian patientsPerioperative periodUK patientsSurgical encounters
2012
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Anesthetic Drugs
Sherman J, Le C, Lamers V, Eckelman M. Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Anesthetic Drugs. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2012, 114: 1086-1090. PMID: 22492186, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31824f6940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGHG impactsLife cycle GHG emissionsLife cycle greenhouse gas emissionsGas flow rateGHG emissionsLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact mitigation strategiesFull cradleGreenhouse gasesUncontrolled emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsFlow rateGrave approachCycle assessmentGas applicationsImpact mitigation strategiesSyringe pumpGas emissionsEntire life cycleLife cycle contextWaste anesthetic gasesEnvironmental impactsOrders of magnitudeCapturing systemOxide