小児遠隔医療の導入による温室効果ガス排出量の削減
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
まとめ
小児遠隔医療の導入により、150万マイル以上の移動が削減され、二酸化炭素排出量が大幅に削減されました。仮想ケアへの移行は、環境上の利点と家族にとっての実用的な利点をもたらします。
科学分野:
- 環境科学
- 公衆衛生
- 小児科
背景:
- 化石燃料の燃焼によって引き起こされる地球温暖化は、重大な環境問題となっています。
- 医療セクターは、患者の移動が注目すべき要因であることから、世界の排出量に寄与しています。
- 遠隔医療は、医療関連の移動とその関連する二酸化炭素排出量を削減するためのソリューションを提供します。
研究 の 目的:
- 小児遠隔医療が二酸化炭素排出量に与える影響を評価すること。
- 仮想小児ケアによって達成されたCO2排出量の削減を定量化すること。
主な方法:
- 2019年8月から2022年2月までの電子カルテの遡及的レビューが実施されました。
- 遠隔医療の訪問が特定され、患者の自宅の郵便番号を使用して、診療所への往復移動距離が計算されました。
- EPAの温室効果ガス換算ツールを使用して、自動車排出量データをCO2排出量に換算しました。
主要な成果:
- 調査期間中に20,845件以上の小児遠隔医療が実施されました。
- 患者の移動距離は約156万マイル削減されました。
- この移動距離の削減により、69,454ガロンの燃料が節約され、これは618メトリックトンCO2の削減に相当します。
結論:
- 小児遠隔医療は、二酸化炭素排出量を効果的に削減します。
- 仮想ケアは、親の仕事の欠勤、育児の必要性、および移動に関連する費用と時間を削減します。
- 小児遠隔医療の導入は、環境の持続可能性をサポートし、医療へのアクセスを改善します。
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