A top medical group deleted mention of research suggesting that reducing anesthetic gas in surgery could be an effective tool to combat climate change.
quickly cut back on carbon emissions"Anesthesiologists can play a role in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming by decreasing the amount of anesthetic gas provided during procedures without compromising patient care," the ASA release stated.
Dr. Mohamed Fayed, an anesthesia resident physician at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, presented a study he recently authored that analyzed how doctors could reduce anesthetics during surgery to reduce the carbon footprint of operating rooms worldwide during ASA's annual conference last week.
Climate activists have argued that governments need to quickly cut back on carbon emissions to fight global warming.
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