Green Anaesthesia: Reducing waste from Neuraxial Anaesthesia in The Coombe Hospital – a Quality Improvement Project (QIP)

S. Ring, C. Hartnett, G. Ward, S-A. Walsh, P. Popivanov

 ^{The Coombe Hospital, Dublin.}

 

Background

Climate crisis: greatest threat to human health in the 21^st century

Sustainability in healthcare is a key issue;

Healthcare sector 4.4% of global carbon emissions; comparable to the 5^th largest emitter in the world in 2019¹

The Coombe Hospital is a large provider of women’s health in Ireland

6,974 deliveries and 6,042 gynaecological procedures² in 2023

Neuraxial anaesthesia plays a major role in care of these women with significant waste from premade packs