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Visitas de telesalud pediátrica reducen las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero

David F Grabski¹, Matthew J Meyer², Jeffrey W Gander³

¹Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine, USA.

The journal of climate change and health

|February 6, 2026

Resumen

Las visitas de telesalud pediátrica redujeron significativamente las emisiones de carbono al eliminar más de 1,5 millones de millas de viaje. Este cambio a la atención virtual ofrece beneficios ambientales y ventajas prácticas para las familias.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias Ambientales
Salud Pública
Pediatría

Sus antecedentes:

El calentamiento global, impulsado por la combustión de combustibles fósiles, presenta un desafío ambiental significativo.
El sector de la salud contribuye a las emisiones globales, siendo el viaje del paciente un factor notable.
La telesalud ofrece una solución para reducir los viajes relacionados con la atención médica y su huella de carbono asociada.

Objetivo del estudio:

Evaluar el impacto de la telesalud pediátrica en las emisiones de carbono.
Cuantificar la reducción de emisiones de CO2 lograda a través de la atención pediátrica virtual.

Principales métodos:

Se realizó una revisión retrospectiva de los registros médicos electrónicos desde agosto de 2019 hasta febrero de 2022.
Se identificaron las visitas de telesalud y se utilizaron los códigos postales de los hogares de los pacientes para calcular las distancias de viaje de ida y vuelta a la clínica.
La calculadora de equivalentes de gases de efecto invernadero de la EPA convirtió los datos de emisiones de automóviles en emisiones de CO2.

Principales resultados:

Se realizaron más de 20,845 visitas de telesalud pediátrica durante el período de estudio.
Se eliminaron aproximadamente 1,56 millones de millas de viaje de pacientes.
Esta reducción de viajes resultó en un ahorro de 69,454 galones de combustible, equivalente a 618 toneladas métricas de CO2 ahorradas.

Conclusiones:

La telesalud pediátrica reduce eficazmente las emisiones de dióxido de carbono.
La atención virtual reduce la ausencia laboral de los padres, las necesidades de cuidado infantil y los costos y el tiempo relacionados con los viajes.
La implementación de la telesalud pediátrica apoya la sostenibilidad ambiental y mejora la accesibilidad a la atención médica.

Palabras clave:

Emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero Pediátrico Telesalud

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