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dc.contributor.authorLindholm, Espen
dc.contributor.authorHegde, Johanne
dc.contributor.authorSaltnes, Cathrine
dc.contributor.authorLeonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist
dc.contributor.authorAasheim, Erlend Tuseth
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-07T08:21:11Z
dc.date.available2024-02-07T08:21:11Z
dc.date.created2023-07-05T13:43:53Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationThe Journal of Climate Change and Health. 2023, 13, Artikkel 100259.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2667-2782
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3116061
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the face of climate change the health sector will need to tackle both the increasing consequen- ces for health worldwide and to reduce its own carbon footprint, which is estimated at 4.4% of global emis- sions. Raising the voice of health professionals has been identified as paramount to achieving the wide-scale and urgent response required to limit the consequences of climate change for health. Among health profes- sionals, anesthetic practitioners are ideally placed to lead the way given that they make daily decisions regarding anesthetic gasses with a considerable footprint on climate and the environment. Methods: Here, we describe a cross-sectional nationwide survey among 3,300 anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Norway, focusing on climate change, health, and sustainable anesthetic care. Responses were tabulated and characterized using descriptive statistics. Results: A large majority of the responding anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists (n = 697, response rate 21.1%) agreed or strongly agreed that the world is facing a climate crisis; that nurses and doctors have a par- ticular responsibility to warn about health threats; and that health organizations should limit their impact on climate and the environment. We found that desflurane is still widely used in Norway, despite its high cli- mate footprint. We also identified several barriers to development of sustainable anesthetic care, including a lack of easy access to waste management systems, an absence of guidelines which promote sustainable care, and inadequate means for disposal of drug residues. Conclusions: Alongside other surveys, the present survey identifies safe and feasible adjustments to anes- thetic practice which can give substantial emission reductions, pave the way for a wider health sector response, and yield considerable benefits to planetary health.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectsurveyen_US
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectanesthetic careen_US
dc.subjectanesthetic agenten_US
dc.subjectglobal emissionen_US
dc.subjectanesthetic practitionersen_US
dc.subjectcarbon footprinten_US
dc.subjectrecyclingen_US
dc.subjectdrug residuesen_US
dc.subjectplanetary healthen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.titleClimate change, sustainability and anesthesiology practice: A national survey among anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists in Norwayen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2023 The Authors.en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Anestesiologi: 765en_US
dc.source.volume13en_US
dc.source.journalThe Journal of Climate Change and Healthen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100259
dc.identifier.cristin2160990
dc.source.articlenumber100259en_US
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