The carbon footprint and energy consumption of liver transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

There is growing interest in the environmental impact of surgical procedures, yet more information is needed specifically regarding liver transplantation. This study aims to quantify the total greenhouse gas emissions, or carbon footprint, associated with adult whole-size liver transplantation from donors after brain death, including the relevant back-table graft preparation.

Methods

The carbon footprint was calculated retrospectively using a bottom-up approach. This approach sums the volumes of energy consumption (kWh), volatile anesthetics (ml), solid waste (kg), and units of blood products transfused for each transplant. These consumption values were converted using validated conversion factors to the equivalent mass of carbon dioxide released into the

SUBMITTER: De Simone P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743657 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature