Search Tag: Green ICU
2024 22 Mar
The environmental impact of ICUs was in focus at ISICEM 2024. Nicole Hunfeld, a hospital pharmacist at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, emphasised the need for a sustainable medication process, particularly noting the heightened waste production during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an overwhelming level of plastic waste in the...Read more
2023 26 May
The critically ill patient should be framed within sustainable medicine. It is crucial to mitigate the causes so that we do not have to adapt to the undesirable effects of the unsustainability of our clinical practice. We propose a simultaneous approach to sustainability in people, products, processes, and our planet. Introduction and Justification...Read more
2023 26 May
Intensive care units are carbon hotspots that contribute three times the GHG emissions as acute care units per bed day. Clinical staff must be aware of GHG production's impact and potential mitigations. This article summarises key points and initiatives to make this happen. Healthcare contributes approximately 5% of worldwide greenhouse...Read more