Environmental impact of single-use volatile anaesthetic capture devices: estimation of carbon emissions by life cycle assessment

Prem S D Tank; Olivia Jeffries; Maximillian W R Chambers; Eleanor West; Nicholas Bruce

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.025

Environmental impact of single-use volatile anaesthetic capture devices: estimation of carbon emissions by life cycle assessment

Br J Anaesth. 2026 Mar;136(3):1033-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.025. Epub 2026 Jan 16.

Authors

Prem S D Tank¹, Olivia Jeffries², Maximillian W R Chambers², Eleanor West³, Nicholas Bruce³

Affiliations

¹ Team Consulting, Ickleton, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: prem-sagar.tank@team-consulting.com.
² Team Consulting, Ickleton, Cambridge, UK.
³ Mars Veterinary Health, Vancouver, WA, USA.

PMID: 41547615
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2025.12.025

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Keywords: carbon emissions; desorption; life cycle assessment; sevoflurane; single-use volatile capture devices; volatile anaesthetic; waste management.

Publication types

Letter