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Sustainable anaesthesia solution

During an operation, only 5% of anaesthetic gases are absorbed and metabolised by the patient, meaning that 95% of this volatile anaesthetic is expelled into the atmosphere as waste.

Once exhaled into the atmosphere, waste volatile anaesthetic agents stay around for a long time and have high tropospheric lifetimes and subsequently high global warming potentials. With the NHS committed to an 80% reduction in CO2e from anaesthetic gases by 2032, an innovative solution is needed.

SageTech Medical provides a safe, sustainable and easy to use innovative circular economy solution which captures, recovers and recycles harmful waste volatile anaesthetic gases. By preventing these exhaled gases from polluting the atmosphere, the company provides hospitals with a straightforward solution to make a real difference to their carbon footprint, public health and the environment.

The gas capture system (SID-Dock) safely captures 99.9% of exhaled mixed volatile anaesthetic agents (sevoflurane, isoflurane and desflurane), through actively controlled adsorption onto two reusable capture canisters (SID-Cans). Full SID-Cans are collected from the hospital, emptied at regional SID-Hub facilities, and quality checked before being returned for reuse. 

Recycled waste volatile agents can be repeatedly recycled and reused as an anaesthetic, therefore reducing the significant burden associated with virgin drug manufacture and completing the circular economy solution.

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Upcoming Events

Central Sterilising Club - Annual Scientific Meeting 2024

Crowne Plaza at Gerrard’s Cross
15th April 2024 – 16th April 2024

DECON UK 2024

National Conference Centre, Birmingham
17th April 2024

Infection Prevention & Control

National Conference Centre, Birmingham
23rd - 24th April 2024

Theatres & Decontamination Conference 2024

Coventry Building Society Arena
16th May 2024

The AfPP Roadshow - Birmingham

Millennium Point, Birmingham
18th May 2024

The AfPP Roadshow - Exeter

University of Exeter
22nd June 2024

Access the latest issue of Clinical Services Journal on your mobile device together with an archive of back issues.

Download the FREE Clinical Services Journal app from your device's App store

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