But months of abusing nitrous oxide, an anesthesia gas that can induce euphoria, had wreakedhavoc on his neurological system and left him irreversibly paralyzed, said Dr. Kent Mathias, director of the ...

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has largely phased out its use of desflurane in anesthesia, according to a July 25 WHRO News report. Desflurane is a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia. It became ...

UCSF doctors lead way in eliminating climate-harmful anesthesia gas use SAN FRANCISCO -- Doctors in San Francisco are at the forefront of a movement to replace the drugs used for general ...

A growing number of health systems are moving to end the use of desflurane — a common anesthesia gas that lingers in the atmosphere for more than a decade.

AN IMPROVED OPTIMIZED USE OF ANESTHETIC GASES, such as nitrous oxide, has helped the city’s public health system achieve an annual reduction.