High impact actions to reduce the carbon dioxide footprint in an ophthalmic operation room: a narrative review.
Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde(2023)
Abstract
Germany´s health care footprint accounts for 5.2 % of the national emissions footprint which results in 0.71 tons of CO2 emission per capita. Thus, the health sector has a responsibility to take climate action. Surgery is a resource-intensive health-care activity, requiring expensive equipment, sterilization procedures, advanced operative technologies, and obligatory life support systems. We spotlight on the situation in a department of ophthalmology with frequent anesthesia services and highly standardized procedures. This narrative review discusses high-impact actions which result in a major reduction of the CO2 footprint according to the global road map for health care decarbonization considering both, the ophthalmic and anesthesiologic point of view.
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Key words
ophthalmic operation room,carbon dioxide footprint,high impact actions
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