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This study looks at countries who have calculated their national health systems carbon footprint: UK, America, Australia, China, Japan and highlights opportunities for improved data availability and…
This article recognises that climate change and an aging population are two of the greatest challenges facing current and future healthcare services and practices. It investigates the wide range…
This report aims to calculate and analyze the carbon footprint of 17 of the most common dental procedures, and to indentify types of service which are responsible for large amounts of greenhouse gas…
Project completed as part of the 2021 Green Surgery Challenge.
Setting/Patient Group: Operating theatre
Issue to be addressed:
Appendicectomy remains the most performed acute general…
Investigation into Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at different life cycle points within gastrointestinal biopsies in a surgical pathology context. Aim to identify hotspots of GHG emissions and…
The need for higher manufacturing sustainability is the lesser-known side of the manufacturing process and its associated pollution.
All production batches contain items that cannot be used due to…
The biopsy process at a large academic pathology laboratory was grouped into steps. Each supply and reagent was catalogued and postuse treatment noted. Energy consumption was estimated for capital…
Ninety-eight procedures were performed on 97 patients. The most commonly performed procedures were drainages (30), placement and removal of venous access (21), and computed tomography-guided biopsies…
