title: Iatrogenic greenhouse gases: the role of anaesthetic agents.
abstract: The contribution of health-care activity to climate change is not negligible and is increasing. Anaesthetic greenhouse gases, in particular the fluranes, have a much more potent global warming capacity, volume for volume, than carbon dioxide, but their emissions remain completely unregulated.
authors.affiliation: Specialty Doctor in the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland TS19 8PE.
authors.forename: Chika E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Uzoigwe
authors.affiliation: Clinical Nurse in the Department of Acute Medicine, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport.
authors.forename: Luis C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sanchez Franco
authors.affiliation: Researcher in the Department of Computer Science, University of Coventry, Coventry.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Forrest
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics / Q000737:chemistry*; D057231:Climate Change; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D017752:Greenhouse Effect; D006801:Humans; D062952:Stratospheric Ozone / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D005740:Gases; D062952:Stratospheric Ozone