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Reduction of usage of volatile anesthetics in order to reduce the CO2 footprint and cost of the department of anesthesiology, operative intensive care medicine and pain therapy

Reduction of usage of volatile anesthetics in order to reduce the CO2 footprint and cost of the department of anesthesiology, operative intensive care medicine and pain therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024973
Enrollment
113
Registered
2021-04-12
Start date
2021-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Behaviour and attitude of health care professionals

Interventions

Group 1: Deinstallment of desflurane vapors from anesthetic machine. Accessible storage near operating room with need to individually reinstall vapors in case of need. No restriction of usage of desfl

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: not applicable

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Emission of CO2 equivalents via volatile anesthetics over 12 months after beginning of interventions compared to corresponding historical periods. correction for number of anesthetic procedures

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Emission of CO2 equivalents via volatile anesthetics over 1 and 6 months after beginning of interventions compared to corresponding historical periods. correction for number of anesthetic procedures amount of used sevoflurane, desflurane and isoflurane in 1, 6 and 12 months compared to corresponding time periods before intervention amount of used propofol in 1, 6 and 12 months compared to corresponding time periods before intervention cost of desflurane sevoflurane isoflurane and propofol compared to corresponding time periods before intervention number of reinstalled and deinstalled desflurane vapors amount of usage of mentioned medication 12 months after end of intervention number of anesthetic procedures using the mentioned medication including nitrous oxide change in duration between and of surgical procedures and extubation depending on used medication mean fresh gas flow during surgical procedures weekly reinstalled desflurane vapors

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026