A survey on the use of low flow anaesthesia and the choice of inhalational anaesthetic agents among anaesthesiologists of India

Background and Aims : With the availability of modern workstations and heightened awareness on the environmental effects of waste anaesthesia gases, anaesthesiologists worldwide are practicing low flow anaesthesia (LFA). Although LFA is being practiced in India, hard evidence on the current practice of the same from anaesthesiologists practicing in India is lacking and hence, we conducted this survey. Methods : A questionnaire containing 16 questions was distributed among a subgroup of anaesthesiologists who attended the 2014 National Conference of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists. The filled-in questionnaires were computed and analysed with SPSS version 11. Results: The response rate to the survey was 82%. About 73% of the respondents practiced LFA routinely, with 65% having workstations. Most of the anaesthesiologists used fresh gas flows