The carbon footprint of ambulatory gastrointestinal endoscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endoscopy is considered the third highest generator of waste within healthcare. This is of public importance as approximately 18 million endoscopy procedures are performed yearly in the USA and 2 million in France. However, a precise measure of the carbon footprint of gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) is lacking.

Methods

This retrospective study for 2021 was conducted in an ambulatory GIE center in France where 8524 procedures were performed on 6070 patients. The annual carbon footprint of GIE was calculated using "Bilan Carbone" of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency. This multi-criteria method accounts for direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy consumption (gas and electricity), medical gases, medical and non-medical equipm

SUBMITTER: Lacroute J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10533215 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature