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Global living database of healthcare's environmental impacts. Open-access. Support: @CASCADES_en @DalHPI @BSMSMedSchool. Read @TheLancetPlanet

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🚀 Today we launch our open-access database of  healthcare-related environmental impact assessments in conjunction with our new paper in @TheLancetPlanet.
Here's what we know so far 👉🏽 https://t.co/dABgfRDbzY
Explore the database at https://t.co/Q5OGmNPrmQ
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Lightfoot et al. quantify environmental impacts of anesthetic drug trays in Australia.

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Nguyen et al. quantify environmental impacts of phosphate replacement in Australia, comparing IV and oral repletion.

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Poh et al. quantify environmental impacts of anaesthetic breathing circuits in Singapore.

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Pioche et al. quantify environmental impacts of gastroscopes in France.

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Jones et al. quantify environmental impacts of skin lesion assessment in New Zealand, comparing virtual and in-person service provision.

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Irwin et al. quantify environmental impacts of Western Australia's public health system in Australia, finding that WA Health was responsible for 8% of WA's total carbon footprint.

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Cannon et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult tonsillectomy in United Kingdom, finding an average procedure to emit 41 kgCO2e (55% utilities, 17% consumables, 14% transport).

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Nakarai et al. quantify environmental impacts of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery in United States.

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John et al. quantify environmental impacts of a transurethral resection of bladder tumour pathway in The United Kingdom.

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Donahue et al. show that disposable caps are more carbon-intensive than reusable caps in the USA (with limited evidence to suggest they are superior from a SSI prevention perspective).

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Chang et al. quantify environmental impacts of operating room bed covers and lift sheets in The United States, with reusable linens found to have a markedly lower carbon footprint than their single-use counterparts.

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Spil et al. quantify impacts of neonatal delivery methods in The UK & Netherlands, showing that analgesia-related emissions for vaginal birth ranged from 0.08 (opioids) to 237 kgCO2e (nitrous oxide).

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Fennell-Wells et al. quantify environmental impacts of nitrous oxide sedation for community dental appointments in South Wales: 93-95kgCO2e per 30 minutes of delivery!

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Grothaus et al. quantify environmental impacts of open carpal tunnel release in 🇺🇸, finding cases performed in the procedure room to have 60% lower carbon footprint than those in the operating room (13 vs 32 kgCO2e/case)!

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Curran et al. quantify environmental impacts of herpes zoster-related healthcare resource utilization in United States: 67,000-107,000 tCO2e in the US population aged ≥50 per year.

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Sillcox et al. quantify environmental impacts of surgical preoperative evaluations for benign foregut disease in United States, comparing in-person and telemedicine consults.

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McClintic et al. quantify environmental impacts of annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (@aao_ophth) in The United States, comparing in-person and virtual meetings.

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Elli et al. quantify environmental impacts of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy in Italy, estimating a carbon cost of 5.43 kg and 6.71 kgCO2e per procedure, respectively.

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Suresh et al. quantify environmental impacts of implementation of the Green Impact Toolkit within dental practice in the United Kingdom.

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Savoldelli et al. quantify environmental impacts of heart failure appointments in Italy, finding that one televisit would reduce emissions from 9.77 to 0.41 kgCO2e

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