[HTML][HTML] Improving environmental sustainability of intensive care units: A mini-review

KC See - World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The carbon footprint of healthcare is significantly impacted by intensive care units, which has
implications for climate change and planetary health. Considering this, it is crucial to …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to sustainable operating theatres: a systematic review using the Theoretical Domains Framework

A Almukhtar, C Batcup, M Bowman… - … Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: The health sector contributes significantly to the climate crisis. Operating
theatres (OTs) in particular are a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and waste …

Defining Roles and Responsibilities of the Health Workforce to Respond to the Climate Crisis

CJ Sorensen, LP Fried - JAMA Network Open, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The adverse effects of climate change are now apparent, disproportionately
affecting marginalized and vulnerable populations and resulting in urgent worldwide calls to …

Exploring anaesthetists' views on the carbon footprint of anaesthesia and identifying opportunities and challenges for reducing its impact on the environment

M Breth-Petersen, AL Barratt… - … and Intensive Care, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A shift in practice by anaesthetists away from anaesthetic gases with high global warming
potential towards lower emission techniques (eg total intravenous anaesthesia) could result …

Diagnostic Excellence in the Context of Climate Change: A Review

KJ Ali, S Ehsan, A Tran, M Haugstetter… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is leading to a rise in heat-related illnesses, vector-borne diseases, and
numerous negative impacts on patients' physical and mental health outcomes. Concurrently …

[HTML][HTML] Clinician and health service interventions to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions generated by healthcare: a systematic review

K Pickles, R Haas, M Guppy, DA O'Connor… - BMJ Evidence-Based …, 2024 - ebm.bmj.com
Objective To synthesise the available evidence on the effects of interventions designed to
improve the delivery of healthcare that reduces the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of …

[HTML][HTML] A commentary on 'Barriers and facilitators to sustainable operating theatres: a systematic review using the Theoretical Domains Framework'

L Fan, Y Wang, C Wu, Z Ding - International Journal of Surgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
The World Health Organization has declared climate change the greatest public health
threat of the 21st century. The manifestations of climate change give rise to a variety of …

[PDF][PDF] A RAPID REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE INTERVENTIONS

P Bragge, V Delafosse, C Ngo, D Tsering, A Bone - 2024 - monash.edu
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2022 that climate
change is already harming human health and wellbeing in Australia and worldwide in …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable behaviours for environment and health challenges

IPB SERIES - iris.who.int
Behaviours are central to many environmental and health challenges, including actions by
individuals, communities, commerce, industry and health service providers. Infrastructure …

[HTML][HTML] A practical application of the Intercollegiate Green Theatre Checklist

AV Robinson, D Bodansky - boa.ac.uk
Climate change is one of the defining issues facing healthcare and is the biggest threat to
global health 1. Forest fires, rising sea levels and extreme weather are directly related to …