Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing the Carbon Footprint Through Education on the Effects of Inhalation Anesthetics on Global Warming
Lead Sponsor:
Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Conditions:
Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Inhalation anesthetics, such as desflurane, are identified as contributors to global warming, with the European Union planning to ban desflurane in 2026 due to its impact. The World Federation of Soci...
Detailed Description
Environmental issues are a global concern and a problem that everyone must solve together. Recently, there have been efforts to reduce carbon footprint in the medical field. In the field of anesthesio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who underwent surgery under general anesthesia performed for 1 month before and after education on the effects of inhalation anesthetics on global warming
Exclusion
- Surgery performed under regional anesthesia
- Surgery performed under total intravenous anesthesia
- When the type of inhalation anesthetic is changed during surgery
- Short surgery within 1 hour
- In case of anesthesia by an anesthesiologist who did not attend the education on the effects of inhalation anesthetics on global warming
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 25 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
4478 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06084039
Start Date
August 1 2022
End Date
September 25 2023
Last Update
October 31 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, South Korea