To study the effect of Carbon dioxide emissions in Anaesthesia

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Neoplasms,

Registration Number: CTRI/2025/03/081900

Lead Sponsor: Tata Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary: The carbon footprint of anaesthesia refers to the environmental impact of anaesthetic gases and

materials used in medical procedures. Certain anaesthetic gases are greenhouse gases, contributing

to climate change and single use materials generate significant waste. Reducing the carbon footprint

in anaesthesia can help make healthcare more sustainable without compromising patient care and

safety.

As healthcare moves towards sustainability, understanding the specific carbon contributions of

different medical practices is essential. There is limited research quantifying the carbon

footprint of anaesthesia practices. There is no study that has addressed carbon footprint of

anaesthesia practice in India. Therefore, this study seeks to fill the knowledge gap by conducting

a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of anaesthesia and identify

opportunities for reducing GHG emissions without compromising patient care and safety.

This is an prospective, non-interventional observational with study duration of 2 months. Energy

consumption of various gases, medications, consumables, single use and reusable devices/

linen, and energy consumption for each anaesthesia workstation and related sources and

carbon dioxide emission will be calculated using standard emissions factor. In addition, this

study will help identify opportunities for minimising greenhouse gas emission and thus play a

small but positive role towards minimising climate change.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

All patients operated during the study period in ORs 1,4, 6, and 10.

Exclusion Criteria

If more than 50 percent of data is missing per procedure and cannot be retrieved from hospital EMR.
Data for these procedures will be excluded from analysis.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
during surgery.	At the end of each surgery
To quantify the carbon emission of various anaesthetic agents and techniques used	At the end of each surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. To evaluate the total environmental impact (GWP 100) of anaesthesia, energy	consumption in operating rooms (during anaesthesia, and for processing of linen and

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Tata Memorial Hospital
🇮🇳
Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
Tata Memorial Hospital
🇮🇳Mumbai, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr Vandana Agarwal
Principal investigator
02224177042
vandanachaukar@hotmail.com