Sustainable health care in a renal centre - carbon saving is coupled with cost-efficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first specialities to actively develop a "green" community. This paper is a retrospective review of a series of comprehensive and impactful green initiatives across various aspects of kidney care delivery in a kidney unit from 2007 to 2024.

Methods

The interventions include using e-consultations and virtual clinics, online priming of haemodialysis machines, upgrade of water treatment systems, centralised dialysate acid delivery, use of 1:44 acid concentrate, use of dialysate autoflow function, installation of energy-efficient lighting, and incremental and decremental dialysis practices. Financia

SUBMITTER: Choo SMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12630188 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature