ReviewJournal of anesthesia2026
Environmental and clinical rationale for the use of desflurane: a review of the literature.
Review in Journal of anesthesia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Quantifying carbon dioxide emissions in paediatric anaesthesia practice: The impact of volatile anaesthetic choice: A prospective, randomised, single-blinded comparative study.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
- Comments on: Environmental and clinical rationale for the use of desflurane: a review of the literature.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
- Comments on the article titled, "Environmental and clinical rationale for the use of desflurane: a review of the literature" by Tamura et al.Journal of anesthesia · 2026Article
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Abstract
Desflurane is a fluorinated ether anesthetic with several clinical benefits, including resistance to defluorination (reducing nephrotoxicity), rapid emergence, cardioprotective properties, and faster recovery of airway reflexes than other volatile agents. However, its use is increasingly restricted because of environmental concerns, and the European Union has finalized regulations to phase out its use from January 2026, citing its global warming potential. Although its 100-year global warming potential exceeds that of comparable agents, the most appropriate emission metric remains debated. Radiative forcing estimates indicate that current atmospheric concentrations of desflurane contribute approximately 0.00014 W/m
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