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  • Environmental science
  • Critical care medicine

Background:

  • Climate change and environmental stewardship are significant global concerns.
  • Intensive care units (ICUs) have a substantial environmental footprint.
  • Current practices in critical care often overlook environmental consequences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore opportunities for reducing the environmental impact of critical care.
  • To provide a framework for implementing environmental stewardship in ICUs.
  • To encourage critical care to prioritize ecological responsibility.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current practices in intensive care.
  • Identification of areas for environmental improvement.
  • Development of actionable strategies for individuals, units, and hospitals.

Main Results:

  • Greening intensive care is a complex but manageable challenge.
  • Specific suggestions are provided for individual, unit, and hospital-level changes.
  • A framework for integrating environmental stewardship into critical care is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Critical care must prioritize environmental stewardship.
  • Proactive measures can significantly reduce the ecological footprint of ICUs.
  • A shift in perspective is needed to question and alter environmentally impactful practices.