Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super pollutant. Now, ...

9. Other systems that have recently eliminated desflurane use include the University of California health system, Renton, Wash.-based Providence, Columbus-based OhioHealth, the University of Vermont ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Doctors in San Francisco are at the forefront of a movement to replace the drugs used for general anesthesia, which have been determined to be contributing to our climate change ...

A new study from Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia warns that patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of heart attacks, ...

Safety in pediatric sedation relies on strict guidelines and monitoring, so let's learn how providers utilize pharmacological ...

A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study examined 623 ...

While nitrous oxide gas has been used recreationally and medically for more than 200 years - originally for its euphoric and then for its pain relieving and anesthetic properties - the mechanism ...

Nitrous oxide, an effective and inexpensive anesthetic, is safe for surgical patients who have or are at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to results of a large randomized controlled trial ...

Some deaths from nitrous oxide have occurred after inhaling from chargers for whipped cream can dispensers. Courtesy Getty Images. It’s often called “laughing gas,” a colorless anesthetic used to ...

Limiting use of desflurane helps hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; the European Union now prohibits its use ...