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N2O Clinical Use Generic Survey

Posted on May 23, 2023

Below is a generic survey that assesses use and attitudes to N2O. Feel free to adapt to your own department. Demographics State: Service: Hospital:  Consultant or trainee (What level are you if you are a trainee?): Amount used How many times in the last year have you used nitrous oxide? Never once 2-5 6-10 >10…

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Anaesthetic Machine Reported Nitrous Usage

Posted on May 2, 2023

Interrogating Anaesthetic machine logs can give a clear picture of N2O usage by a given machine. The cumulative gas usage can be reset and then periodically reviewed to allow clear consumption data, per anaesthetic machine, for a given period. The way to detect N2O consumption from 2 popular anaesthetic machines is outlined below. GE Aysis…

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Nitrous Oxide Pipeline Test Protocol

Posted on April 23, 2023

Several hospitals in Australia have demonstrated large leaks of nitrous oxide that were not detected by the routine inspections required by Section 6 of Australian Standard 2896:2021. As N2O is a schedule 4 drug and significant greenhouse gas, any such leakage is unacceptable. We have developed a protocol for hospitals to test the entire pipeline…

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Recycling Streams in Theatre

Posted on October 18, 2021

Operating theatres produce 20-33% of total hospital waste, including up to 60% of the hospitals’ regulated medical waste. Ensuring we reduce, reuse and recycle where possible can have a substantial impact on costs ($ and eCO2) and waste. An example of streams that are easy to recycle in a tertiary hospital is available on the…

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Greening Surgical Care

Posted on October 18, 2021

A recent article in the Journal of Climate Change and Health by Asfaw et al from the Cleavland Clinic has given us some ideas which we’ve synthesised into the below table for easy digestion! What ideas do you have to add? Tell us on twitter SUMMARY POINT PRIMARY DRIVER CHANGE IDEAS HVAC ‘setback’ Reduce energy…

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Where does the Green Theatre Network Fit in?

Posted on August 1, 2021

GTN aims to provide a network for Green Theatre Groups at each hospital to collaborate. The GTN can then provide a statewide advocacy to a variety of bodies including state health departments, professional bodies and other related organisations. The Green Theatre Groups at each hospital provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary staff and hospital leaders to…

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We’re on twitter

Posted on July 8, 2021

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We’re just preparing the theatre for you….

Posted on July 8, 2021

The Green Theatres Network started in Western Australia as a way to share ideas between hospitals on how to make theatres more sustainable. We will be uploading resources and sharing our progress here soon. Stay tuned.

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  • N2O Clinical Use Generic Survey
  • Anaesthetic Machine Reported Nitrous Usage
  • Nitrous Oxide Pipeline Test Protocol
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