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

Deaths and poisonings linked to the local anesthetic lidocaine have risen sharply over the past decade, as adverse event rates for other local anesthetics have declined, a new study showed.

An analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from volatile anesthetic agents across 41 countries showed that Western nations have achieved significant reductions, but Asian countries continue to increase ...