儿科远程医疗访问减少了温室气体排放
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
概括
儿科远程医疗访问通过消除超过150万英里的旅行,显著减少了碳排放. 这种向虚拟护理的转变为家庭提供了环境效益和实际优势.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
背景情况:
- 全球变暖是由化石燃料的燃烧驱动的,这给环境带来了重大挑战.
- 医疗保健部门为全球排放做出了贡献,患者的旅行是一个显著的因素.
- 远程医疗为减少医疗保健相关旅行及其相关碳足迹提供了解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 评估儿科远程医疗对碳排放的影响.
- 量化通过虚拟儿科护理实现的二氧化碳排放减少.
主要方法:
- 进行了2019年8月至2022年2月电子医疗记录的回顾性审查.
- 确定了远程医疗访问,并使用患者家庭邮政编码来计算往返到诊所的旅行距离.
- 美国环保署的温室气体等效计算器将汽车排放数据转换为二氧化碳排放.
主要成果:
- 在研究期间,发生了超过20845次儿科远程医疗访问.
- 大约1.56万英里的患者旅行被消除了.
- 这种减少旅行的结果是节省了69454加的燃料,相当于节省了618公的二氧化碳.
结论:
- 儿科远程医疗有效降低二氧化碳排放.
- 虚拟照顾可以减少家长的工作缺席,儿童保育需求以及与旅行相关的成本和时间.
- 实施儿科远程医疗支持环境可持续性,并改善医疗保健的可访问性.
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