Reviews
“Our use of ethyl chloride has reduced by over 50% in the first six month period after the introduction of CoolSticks in the theatre.”
Brianna
Brighton
“This is helping to reduce our carbon footprint locally, and is part of the wider work of the National Green Theatres Programme to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres.
(Centre for Sustainable Delivery, NHS Scotland)”
https://www.nhscfsd.co.uk/our-work/national-green-theatres-programme
Karin (University Hospital, Ayr, UK)
References
Reducing the Use of Ethyl Chloride Spray in Testing Sensory Level for Neuraxial and Regional Blocks (Centre for Sustainable Delivery NHS Scotland)
Use of CoolSticks for testing neuraxial block (North East England obstetric operating theatres)
Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, University Hospital Dorset
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The use of CoolSticks to Assess Level of Spinal Anaesthesia (European Journal of Anaesthesiology 2023 )
University Hospital Ayr, Anaesthetics Department, Ayr, United Kingdom
EA23_Abstract_Book.pdf (Page 107)
The-Use-of-Cool-Sticks-to-Assess-Level-of-Spinal-Anaesthesia.pdf
Comparison of CoolStick with ethyl chloride efficacy in the assessment of sensory block level after spinal anaesthesia: a single-centre service evaluation (British Journal of Anaesthesia
https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(23)00582-2/abstract
Anaesthetic’s Trainees Keeping it “Cool” this Summer with Innovative way of checking Block Level (Sustainability Matters, HEENE Faculty of Sustainable Healthcare)
Green Ward Project, Northumbria NHS Trust
CoolStick Temperature changes during simulated use (International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia)
Reducing the use of spray to check cold sensation (Royal Bournemouth Hospital Trust)
University Hospital Dorset