Australasian anaesthesia 2025: invited papers and selected continuing education lectures

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Book Title:	Australasian anaesthesia 2025: invited papers and selected continuing education lectures
Chapter No./Title:	Back to the future: A return to point-of-care nitrous oxide cylinders
Chapter Authors/Editors:	Woinarski C Doane M [editor] Anderson J McIntyre R Taylor M Sanderson B [editor]
Issue Date:	11-Nov-2025
Publisher:	Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Description:	Millions of litres of the anaesthetic gas nitrous oxide (N2O) are currently leaking from medical gas pipeline systems around the world, including in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Most of the N2O that a hospital buys never reaches a patient. This article will explore how such a wasteful system became ubiquitous in healthcare design and the evidence-based steps that the anaesthetic community can take to manage the problem.
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/11055/1382
ISBN:	9780645147247
Appears in Collections:	Corporate