New to MyHealth?
Manage Your Care From Anywhere.
Access your health information from any device with MyHealth. You can message your clinic, view lab results, schedule an appointment, and pay your bill.
ALREADY HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
DON'T HAVE AN ACCESS CODE?
NEED MORE DETAILS?
MyHealth for Mobile
An Anesthesia Attempt to Be Green: How Do You Waste Your Carbon Dioxide Absorbers?
An Anesthesia Attempt to Be Green: How Do You Waste Your Carbon Dioxide Absorbers? A&A practice Burbridge, M. A., Chua, P. n., Jaffe, R. A., Pearl, R. G., Brock-Utne, J. G. 2019Abstract
Operating room waste is categorized as noncontaminated solid waste (SW) and regulated medical waste (RMW). RMW is treated by autoclaving at an increased economic and environmental cost. We evaluated these costs with a focus on the disposable carbon dioxide (CO2) absorbers. At our institution, exhausted CO2 absorbers were discarded as RMW. We collaborated with product representatives, anesthesia and perioperative staff, and waste management personnel to identify opportunities and barriers for recycling and waste reduction. Ultimately, we agreed to discard CO2 absorbers as SW instead of RMW, a strategy that is practical, less expensive, and more environmentally appropriate.
View details for DOI 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001113
View details for PubMedID 31609724