Study Shows Global Warming Impact of Anesthetics One Common Anesthesia Agent Is Greatest Potential Contributor to Climate Change

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Newswise — Inhaled anesthetics widely used for surgery—particularly the anesthetic desflurane—make a measurable contribution to global warming, according to a study in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).