关掉它,关掉它,关掉它,关掉它 关闭计算机断层扫描仪对碳,金融和卫生服务的影响:质量改善研究
Nicholas Marks1,2, Mya Abigail Acosta3, Kristen Pickles3
1NSW Health Net Zero Clinical Lead, Climate Risk and Net Zero Unit, Ministry of Health, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Journal of medical radiation sciences
|September 21, 2025
概括
在不使用时关闭剩余的计算机断层扫描 (CT) 扫描仪可以显著降低能源消耗和碳排放. 这种简单的干预措施可以节省大量的资金,对临床影响最小.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健的可持续性 医疗保健的可持续发展
- 医学成像技术 医学成像技术
- 医疗保健对环境的影响
背景情况:
- 医学成像,特别是计算机断层扫描 (CT),是医疗保健碳足迹的重要贡献者.
- 对成像服务的需求不断增加,加剧了医疗保健对环境的影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查在非临床时间关闭多余CT扫描仪的有效性,作为减少医疗保健排放的干预措施.
- 量化与此干预相关的潜在能源,财务和碳节约.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项前后质量改进研究,将CT扫描仪7天的功耗与"关闭"干预与7天没有干预进行比较.
- 使用数据记录器测量电力消耗,并计算财务和碳排放影响.
- 调查评估了对放射科医生的影响,以及他们遵守"关掉它"的做法.
主要成果:
- "关掉它"干预措施导致能源消耗减少32% (139.79千瓦时).
- 额外推算表明,每年节省7280千瓦时,1381美元,以及5.5CO2e.
- 干预后,80%的放射科医生报告关闭扫描仪,比干预前的10%大幅增加,临床影响最小.
结论:
- 在使用较少的时期关闭剩余的CT扫描仪是一种简单,可扩展的干预措施,以减少电力,财务和碳排放.
- 这种做法可以在对临床工作流程的轻微干扰下实施.
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