Improving sustainability of anaesthesia breathing circuits: implementing weekly rather than daily changes

Br J Anaesth. 2024 Dec;133(6):1511-1513. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.06.032. Epub 2024 Aug 3.

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore; Centre for Sustainable Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: pei_kee@hotmail.com.
² Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore.
³ Department of Anaesthesia, National University Hospital, Singapore; Centre for Sustainable Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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Keywords: breathing circuit; carbon footprint; consumable; heat and moisture exchange filter; infection control; plastic; reuse.

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