测量和改进泌尿外科手术从摇篮到坟墓的环境性能
Joseph B John1,2,3, William K Gray4, Tim W R Briggs4,5
1University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. joseph.john3@nhs.net.
Nature reviews. Urology
|September 27, 2024
概括
医疗保健专业人员必须领导环境可持续性的努力,因为医疗保健对全球温室气体排放有重大贡献. 生命周期评估 (LCA) 是识别和减轻环境污染的关键工具.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 医疗保健的可持续性 医疗保健的可持续性
- 生命周期评估 (LCA) 是一种生命周期评估.
背景情况:
- 人类健康与环境健康密切相关,需要社会转型以减少人类的生态足迹.
- 医疗保健部门约占全球温室气体排放量的5%,并造成其他重大环境损害.
- 医疗保健专业人员和管理人员在推动提高医疗保健系统环境绩效的举措方面至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 突出生命周期评估 (LCA) 在评估和改善医疗保健系统的环境绩效方面的关键作用.
- 强调需要标准化,高质量的泌尿器科LCA,以确定环境"热点",并指导缓解策略.
- 倡导将LCA发现纳入医疗保健评估和调试框架,以加速可持续创新.
主要方法:
- 使用生命周期评估 (LCA) 方法来估计从原材料提取到生命周期结束处置的环境影响.
- 分析泌尿病学中已发表的LCA,主要关注温室气体排放.
- 确定泌尿器科护理中的关键环境影响领域,如电力消耗,旅行,一次性用品,灌,再加工和废物焚烧.
主要成果:
- 生命计量是估计环境影响的有价值工具,只要它们采用合理的假设和透明的报告.
- 在泌尿病学中发表的LCA已经确定了可修改的环境"热点",但通常需要改进方法和报告.
- 这项研究强调,需要在泌尿病领域更好的标准化和质量LCA报告.
结论:
- 医疗保健系统必须优先考虑环境可持续性,LCA作为评估和改进的重要工具.
- 标准化和提高LCA的质量对于准确的环境影响评估和有效的减轻医疗保健,特别是泌尿病方面的影响至关重要.
- 将LCA的发现纳入医疗保健政策和调试,以及临床结果和成本,可以推动创新和迈向国际气候协议的进展.
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