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A Survey of Single-Use and Reusable Surgical and Anaesthetic Devices in Victorian Public Health Services
Hu EP, Dillon A, McGain F, Davies J.
Impact of carbon footprint information on inhaler prescribing intentions by general practitioners: protocol for an online factorial randomised experiment
Kazda L, Schlub TE, Guppy M, Forrester M, Rigby D, Barratt A, Cox D, Loftus MJ, Bell K.
Environmental Lessons Learned and Applied (ELLA): a new framework for identifying, prioritising and implementing decarbonisation interventions in clinical care pathways
John JB, Gray WK, Rizan C, Konnyu KJ, McGain F, Phull M, Ford J, Williamson PR, Nickell E, O'Flynn K, Briggs T, McGrath JS.
A Cultural Shift: Implementing Reusable Anesthesia Circuits in US Pediatric Anesthesia to Address Supply Chain and Environmental Challenges
Hansen EE, Cockrell HC, McGain F, Righter-Foss K, Rampersad S, Martin LD, Chiem JL.
Investigating nitrous oxide leaks at St George Hospital: A case study using the discrepancy and pressure testing methods
Cregan R, Pickles K, Colagiuri P, McAlister S, McGain F, Bell K.
Reducing use of desflurane in the anaesthetic department: A controlled interrupted time series analysis
Kazda L, Pickles KM, Hull A, Barratt AL; NSW Health Net Zero Clinical Leads Program.
The Lancet MedZero: carbon analytics for health care, by health care, at scale
Watts N, Andrew T, Bagenal J, Eckelman MJ, Fry J, Henson A, Horton R, Isaranuwatchai W, Jankin S, Kc S, Lee JTE, McAlister S, McGain F, Nansai K, O'Shea C, Tang L, Hua MTB, Rizan C.
Sustainable anticoagulation for climate resilient care
Fan BE, Milla K, McAlister S, Ong BJA, Schulman S, Arya R, Okoye H, Rezende SM, Lippi G, Pasalic L, Wang BH, Lim MS, Chee YL, Zain A, Tey JSH, Favaloro EJ.
The role of the anaesthetist in mitigating the environmental impacts of nitrous oxide: a narrative review
Balmaks E, O'Shea M, McGain F.
Switch It Off! Carbon, Financial and Health Service Impacts of Switching Off a Computed Tomography Scanner: A Quality Improvement Study
Marks N, Acosta MA, Pickles K, McAlister S, Bell KJL; NSW Health Net Zero Clinical Leads Program.
Healthcare Costs and Carbon Emissions of Stage III Melanoma Surveillance Imaging
Williams JTW, Dieng M, Bell K, McAlister S, Morton RL.
The environmental impact of tray-line packaging waste at an Australian tertiary hospital: Retrospective observational stud
Hall L, Dow A, Burns K, Sadek J, Sikovska D, Allen A, Page M, McAlister S, Wittholz K.
Carbon Emissions From Different Dialysis Modalities: A Life Cycle Assessment
Barraclough KA, Talbot B, Knight J, Blair S, McGain F, Masterson R, Knight R, Nelson C, McDonald S, McAlister S.
Estimated carbon emissions for PBS-subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers, Australia, 2019–2023: a descriptive analysis
Kazda L, Barratt AL, Docking S, Pickles K, Cox D, Bailie RS, Wylie K, Bell KJ.
A survey of nitrous oxide usage and knowledge of its environmental effects across healthcare worker groups
Balmaks ER, Seglenieks R, Botha T, McGain F.
Environmental sustainability in cardiovascular practice: current challenges and future directions
Sanjay Rajagopalan, Scott McAlister, Jason Jay, Richard D Pham, Robert D Brook, Khurram Nasir, Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Philip Landrigan, Allegra Wiesler, Christina Vernon Sanborn, Justin R Carron, Kara Hammond Brooks, Aruni Bhatnagar & Sadeer Al-Kindi.
Evaluation of a protocol to reduce the environmental impact of anaesthetic gases. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 1489–91
McGain F, Balmaks E, Kayak E, Woinarski C, Hull A, Williams S, Muret J.
Beds we make, futures we shape: A life cycle and cost analysis of reusable and disposable linen in the ICU
Feely K, Matthews S, McGain F, Ibarra M, Pinan M, O'Shea C, McAlister S, Quilas E, Wynne R.
Evaluation of a protocol to reduce the environmental impact of anaesthetic gases. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2024; 133: 1489–91
Forbes McGain, Emily Balmaks, Eugenie Kayak, Cas Woinarski, Anthony Hull, Stephan Williams & Jane Muret.
The green ICU: how to interpret green? A multiple perspective approach
Elisabeth Smale, Heather Baid, Marko Balan, Forbes McGain, Scott McAlistar, Jan J. de Waele, Jan Carel Diehl, Erik van Raaij, Michel van Genderen, Dick Tibboel & Nicole Hunfeld.