激光装置的碳足迹:英国两个中心的研究
Kavish Maheshwari1, Ilias Ektor Epanomeritakis2, Samantha Hills3
1Department of Plastic Surgery, Bedford Hospital NHS trust, Bedford, UK. dr.kavish@gmail.com.
Lasers in medical science
|May 21, 2024
概括
这项研究量化了激光手术的碳足迹,发现它明显低于英国平均外科手术. 主要排放源于旅行,电力和废物,突出了减少净零医疗保健的领域.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医疗保健的可持续性 医疗保健的可持续性
- 手术实践的影响力
背景情况:
- 医疗保健系统对碳足迹做出了重大贡献.
- 手术实践是医疗保健排放的主要组成部分.
- 之前的研究还没有量化激光手术废弃物.
研究的目的:
- 量化激光手术产生的废物和碳足迹.
- 为了确定激光手术中心内的主要排放源.
- 为减少外科手术对环境的影响制定策略.
主要方法:
- 测量了两个英国激光中心的碳足迹.
- 使用温室气体协议进行废物分类.
- 应用英国政府的转换因子用于排放量化.
主要成果:
- 每天的碳足迹为299.181公斤CO2eq和121.512公斤CO2eq每单位.
- 单个激光治疗的碳足迹约为每次手术15公斤CO2eq.
- 工作人员,患者和访客的旅行是最大的排放贡献者,其次是电力和废物/洗衣.
结论:
- 激光手术的碳足迹远低于英国外科手术的平均水平.
- 本研究确定了激光中心改善的关键领域,以减少对环境的影响.
- 这些发现有助于实现净零碳医疗保健系统的目标.
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