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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Ali et al. quantify carbon footprint of external beam radiotherapy at The Center of Radiotherapy of Versailles πŸ‡«πŸ‡·. Average emission per treatment and fraction delivered were 489Β kgCOβ‚‚e and 27Β kgCOβ‚‚e, respectively. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery

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Ali et al. quantify carbon footprint of external beam radiotherapy at The Center of Radiotherapy of Versailles πŸ‡«πŸ‡·. Average emission per treatment and fraction delivered were 489Β kgCOβ‚‚e and 27Β kgCOβ‚‚e, respectively.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Lathan et al. quantify environmental impacts of post-op follow-up for lower limb vascular surgery in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§, finding that a digital follow-up model substantially reduced the carbon footprint of a tertiary vascular surgery centre. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery

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Lathan et al. quantify environmental impacts of post-op follow-up for lower limb vascular surgery in πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§, finding that a digital follow-up model substantially reduced the carbon footprint of a tertiary vascular surgery centre.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Maestri et al. quantify environmental impacts of intravitreal injections in France: 277 kgCO2e per injection, with 97% of footprint attributable to pharmaceuticals. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Maestri et al. quantify environmental impacts of intravitreal injections in France: 277 kgCO2e per injection, with 97% of footprint attributable to pharmaceuticals.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Jahrreiss et al. quantify environmental impacts of cystoscopes in Denmark. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Jahrreiss et al. quantify environmental impacts of cystoscopes in Denmark.  

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Heffernan et al. quantify environmental impacts of pediatric ENT clinic visits in Canada. "For a single child, emission savings could reach over 2,150 kgCO2e" by utilising virtual appoinments where appropriate. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery Andrea MacNeill

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Heffernan et al. quantify environmental impacts of pediatric ENT clinic visits in Canada. "For a single child, emission savings could reach over 2,150 kgCO2e" by utilising virtual appoinments where appropriate.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Savoldelli et al. quantify environmental impacts of heart failure appointments in Italy, finding that one televisit would reduce emissions from 9.77 to 0.41 kgCO2e πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

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Savoldelli et al. quantify environmental impacts of heart failure appointments in Italy, finding that one televisit would reduce emissions from 9.77 to 0.41 kgCO2e

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Suresh et al. quantify environmental impacts of implementation of the Green Impact Toolkit within dental practice in the United Kingdom. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare Brett Duane

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Suresh et al. quantify environmental impacts of implementation of the Green Impact Toolkit within dental practice in the United Kingdom.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Elli et al. quantify environmental impacts of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy in Italy, estimating a carbon cost of 5.43 kg and 6.71 kgCO2e per procedure, respectively. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Elli et al. quantify environmental impacts of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy in Italy, estimating a carbon cost of 5.43 kg and 6.71 kgCO2e per procedure, respectively.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! McClintic et al. quantify environmental impacts of annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in The United States, comparing in-person and virtual meetings. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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McClintic et al. quantify environmental impacts of annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (<a href="/aao_ophth/">AAO</a>) in The United States, comparing in-person and virtual meetings.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Sillcox et al. quantify environmental impacts of surgical preoperative evaluations for benign foregut disease in United States, comparing in-person and telemedicine consults. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Sillcox et al. quantify environmental impacts of surgical preoperative evaluations for benign foregut disease in United States, comparing in-person and telemedicine consults.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Curran et al. quantify environmental impacts of herpes zoster-related healthcare resource utilization in United States: 67,000-107,000 tCO2e in the US population aged β‰₯50 per year. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Curran et al. quantify environmental impacts of herpes zoster-related healthcare resource utilization in United States: 67,000-107,000 tCO2e in the US population aged β‰₯50 per year.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Grothaus et al. quantify environmental impacts of open carpal tunnel release in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, finding cases performed in the procedure room to have 60% lower carbon footprint than those in the operating room (13 vs 32 kgCO2e/case)! πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery

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Grothaus et al. quantify environmental impacts of open carpal tunnel release in πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ, finding cases performed in the procedure room to have 60% lower carbon footprint than those in the operating room (13 vs 32 kgCO2e/case)!

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Fennell-Wells et al. quantify environmental impacts of nitrous oxide sedation for community dental appointments in South Wales: 93-95kgCO2e per 30 minutes of delivery! πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Fennell-Wells et al. quantify environmental impacts of nitrous oxide sedation for community dental appointments in South Wales: 93-95kgCO2e per 30 minutes of delivery!

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Spil et al. quantify impacts of neonatal delivery methods in The UK & Netherlands, showing that analgesia-related emissions for vaginal birth ranged from 0.08 (opioids) to 237 kgCO2e (nitrous oxide). πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Spil et al. quantify impacts of neonatal delivery methods in The UK &amp; Netherlands, showing that analgesia-related emissions for vaginal birth ranged from 0.08 (opioids) to 237 kgCO2e (nitrous oxide).

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Chang et al. quantify environmental impacts of operating room bed covers and lift sheets in The United States, with reusable linens found to have a markedly lower carbon footprint than their single-use counterparts. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery

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Chang et al. quantify environmental impacts of operating room bed covers and lift sheets in The United States, with reusable linens found to have a markedly lower carbon footprint than their single-use counterparts.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Donahue et al. show that disposable caps are more carbon-intensive than reusable caps in the USA (with limited evidence to suggest they are superior from a SSI prevention perspective). πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery

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Donahue et al. show that disposable caps are more carbon-intensive than reusable caps in the USA (with limited evidence to suggest they are superior from a SSI prevention perspective).

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! John et al. quantify environmental impacts of a transurethral resection of bladder tumour pathway in The United Kingdom. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/database #sustainablehealthcare

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John et al. quantify environmental impacts of a transurethral resection of bladder tumour pathway in The United Kingdom.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Nakarai et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery in United States. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Nakarai et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery in United States.

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Cannon et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult tonsillectomy in United Kingdom, finding an average procedure to emit 41 kgCO2e (55% utilities, 17% consumables, 14% transport). πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Cannon et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult tonsillectomy in United Kingdom, finding an average procedure to emit 41 kgCO2e (55% utilities, 17% consumables, 14% transport).

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πŸ“ˆ Just added! Irwin et al. quantify environmental impacts of Western Australia's public health system in Australia, finding that WA Health was responsible for 8% of WA's total carbon footprint. πŸ”Ž it at: healthcarelca.com/gallery #sustainablehealthcare

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Irwin et al. quantify environmental impacts of Western Australia's public health system in Australia, finding that WA Health was responsible for 8% of WA's total carbon footprint.

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