Abstract
Committee News| June 2023 Nitrous Oxide in Obstetrics: Time to Deliver Differently? Melissa Kreso, MD, MSBA, FASA; Melissa Kreso, MD, MSBA, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nina Schloemerkemper, MD, FRCA Nina Schloemerkemper, MD, FRCA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor June 2023, Vol. 87, 34–36. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000938864.57194.16 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Melissa Kreso, Nina Schloemerkemper; Nitrous Oxide in Obstetrics: Time to Deliver Differently?. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:34–36 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000938864.57194.16 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: nitrous oxide, obstetrics The climate crisis has been named the world's biggest health threat by the United Nations. Greenhouse gases are a cause, and, unfortunately, greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. health care have increased by more than 30% over the last decade (Nature 2020;586:248-56). U.S. health care greenhouse gas emissions account for around 8.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions and would rank 13th in the world – ahead of the entire United Kingdom – if the U.S. health care system was a country (Health Aff 2020;39:2071-9; asamonitor.pub/3KofI4c). Inhalational anesthetics account for 50% of perioperative emissions in high-income countries (Anaesthesia 2022;77:1023-9). Various anesthetic agents have been compared to carbon dioxide's global warming potential over a 100-year period (GWP100), where the larger the number, the higher the heat-trapping impact. The GWP100 for nitrous oxide (N2O) is 273, which means its global warming potential is 273 times... You do not currently have access to this content.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
