估计的碳排放与早期儿童牙的牙科治疗相关
Jennifer Luca1, Hancong Tang2, Kimberly J Hammersmith3
1Pediatric Dentist in Private Practice, Atlanta, Ga., USA.
Pediatric dentistry
|August 10, 2024
概括
对于儿童的牙损伤治疗,旅行和二氧化 (N2O) 排放对环境产生了重大影响. 减少患者旅行和明智的N2O使用可以降低儿科牙科护理的碳足迹.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科牙科 儿科牙科
背景情况:
- 早期儿童 (ECC) 治疗需要评估相关的环境影响.
- 了解牙科手术的碳足迹对于可持续的医疗保健至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估旅行和麻醉气体排放在儿童早期治疗中的环境影响.
- 从患者旅行和麻醉气体中量化二氧化碳等价物 (kgCO2e).
主要方法:
- 对门诊预防,治疗和模拟全身麻醉 (GA) 病例的回顾性图表审查,针对71个月以下的儿童.
- 分析与旅行相关的和麻醉气体排放,包括氧化 (N2O).
- 用描述性统计和非参数测试进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 牙治疗访问 (n=3,630) 占大多数病例.
- 在9%的治疗访问中使用氧化 (N2O) 增加了29.4千克CO2e.
- 与未接受牙治疗的儿童相比,牙治疗的儿童的旅行排放量更高;N2O访问的总排放量最高 (中位数为43.3公斤CO2e).
结论:
- 患者旅行是小儿脏治疗对环境影响的重要贡献者.
- 氧化 (N2O) 显著增加了牙医访问的碳足迹.
- 基于社区的护理模式和选择性的N2O使用可以减轻儿科牙科服务对环境的影响.
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