Table 3 The main themes identified in the responses, with the number of participants and percentages

Negative environmental impacts anesthesia providers identify in their daily practice

Measures to make daily anesthesia practice more environmentally sustainable

• Anesthesia-related waste management 51/62 (82.3%)

• Use of disposables 28/62 (45.2%)

• Environmental impact of anesthetics 27/62 (43.5%)

• Wasteful electricity consumption 6/62 (9.7%)

• Environmentally preferable choice of anesthetics 29/62 (46.8%)

• Conscious planning of anesthetic supplies 25/62 (40.3%)

• Recycling and reusing 8/62 (12.9%)

• Encouraging ecological behavior among colleges 3/62 (4.8%)

Barriers that anesthetists face when achieving environmental sustainability in their daily practice

Factors leading to non-compliance with internal anesthesia sustainability guidelines

• Need for knowledge/teaching 14/62 (22.6%)

• Missing opportunities to implement sustainable practices 10/62 (16.1%)

• Unwillingness to change established norms and adopt new approaches 7/62 (11.3%)

• Patient safety and hygiene standards 7/62 (11.3%)

• Patient-related/medical reasons 40/62 (64.5%)

• Adherence to established habits 12/62 (19.4%)