Initiatives to broaden safety concerns in anaesthetic practice: The green operating room

The health sector is a major contributor to climate change through its large carbon footprint. Hospitals are highly energy and resource intensive. Operating rooms (ORs) contribute part of these emissions because anaesthetic gases, energy-intensive equipment waste. Besides initiatives aimed mitigate hospitals' footprints, care professionals need be involved in this process by changing their professional personal behaviours without compromising the quality care. Education on metrics (greenhouse gases), concepts (life cycle) strategies reduce footprint would help commit themselves issue. 5R's rule (reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink research) used promote an environmentally friendly way life can applied medical field especially operating room anaesthesia. When ORs, question use disposable devices, attires packaging, as well our behaviour. Greening ORs requires engagement all other departments (pharmacy, hygiene) management. Economic social co-benefits expected from process.