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BackgroundThe growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly understood to be driven by multiple factors including the misuse of antimicrobial products and environmental…
This study focussed on quantifying the environmental burden of a standard dental treatment, specifically a tooth extraction, and on identifying the environmental impact of the process.The greatest…
Published date
June 2025
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Paul Künzle, Ariadne Charis Frank, Sebastian Paris
Hospital services and care pathways have a large climate impact. Quantifying the carbon footprint and identifying hotspots enables targeted and prioritized mitigation efforts. Even for similar…
Abstract - beware carbon values not included
Aims
Healthcare accounts for 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with medicines making a sizeable contribution. Product-level medicine emission…
The article proposes some ways in which carbon footprints can be used to inform strategy for sustainable healthcare and highlights areas to apply caution.
Published date
September 2024
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Chantelle Rizan, Cassandra Thiel, and Mahmood F Bhutta
Abstract
Background
In-hospital promotion of the oral route and IV to oral switch (IVOST)1are key antimicrobial stewardship (AS) initiatives providing benefits for patients, staff and the…
Published date
August 2024
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R Rodger, A Robertson, E Thompson, K Downie, S Thompson, G Ray, L Chisholm, R Hillson
Open access study.
Study objective: To understand whether self-sampling can reduce carbon emissions (CO2e) from the NHS cervical screening programme (NHSCSP) by comparing the carbon footprint of…
Published date
November 2023
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Whittaker M, Davies JC, Sargent A, Sawyer M, Crosbie EJ
New paper looking at the Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) of all products and processes involved in the manufacture and use of Penthrox. *Not open access
Results:This LCIA found that Penthrox…
Open access article looking at the patient, hospital and environmental cost of unnecessary bloodwork in general surgery inpatients at Vancouver General Hospital.
The article estimates the carbon…
This Swedish life cycle assessment by Hemberg et al. (2023) compares single-use and reusable central venous catheter insertion kits, including metal, plastic and textiles items. In contrast to a 2012…
