Carbon footprint comparison of video intubation tools: Disposable laryngoscopes, reusable laryngoscopes, and stylets.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

As healthcare systems grapple with their 5% global carbon footprint contribution, sustainable medical device selection emerges as a critical decarbonization lever. This life cycle assessment (LCA) quantifies environmental disparities among three prevalent video intubation tools-Disposable video laryngoscopes (VLs), reusable VLs, and video Stylets-to guide evidence-based procurement.

Methods

Using International Organization for Standardization (ISO)14040 compliant life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology-the international standard defining LCA principles and framework-we quantified cradle-to-grave emissions for three video intubation devices manufactured by Zhejiang UE Medical Corp. The functional unit (one tracheal intubation) incorporated material extraction, manufac

SUBMITTER: Pan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707630 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature