How this doctor got a widely used anaesthetic gas banned
Anaesthetist Dr Adam Crossley has succeeded in getting desflurane off the WA public hospital formulary.
Desflurane is one of three main anaesthetic agents used in Australia and around the world, but has a serious downside.
It is a potent greenhouse gas.
How bad?
During just one hour of surgery on one patient, the discharge vented outside the theatre produces the equivalent emissions as driving a petrol car 320km down the road.
