Greenhouse gas emissions from surgical care: a retrospective cohort study of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions across specialties and operative approaches
Yoshimasa Akashi, Kumiko Yamada, Koichi Ogawa +8
This study quantifies Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from all 6996 elective surgeries at a Japanese university hospital. Scope 1 accounted for 71% of total emissions, driven largely by volatile anaesthetics (desflurane). Operative time h…