Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila, Spain.
Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila, Spain.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed). 2023 May;98(5):249-253. doi: 10.1016/j.oftale.2023.01.005. Epub 2023 Mar 22.
Climate change is one of the most important threats to human health nowadays. The healthcare industry produces a significant part of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The aim of this study is to assess direct and indirect GHG emissions due to cataract surgery in Spain to identify opportunities for improving.
This observational case series study estimates and analyses the carbon footprint of a single cataract surgery using phacoemulsification in Ávila Hospital. ISO standard 14064 was applied.
The carbon footprint of a single cataract surgery in Ávila Hospital was 86.62kg COeq. Medical and pharmaceutical equipment were responsible for 85% of GHG emissions.
Collaboration between pharmaceuticals and ophthalmologists is important to improve the environmental impact of cataract surgery. Future research is needed to introduce changes that do not compromise patient and surgeon safety. Green surgery models could play an encouraging role in the new global health scene.
气候变化是当今人类健康面临的最重要威胁之一。医疗保健行业是温室气体（GHG）排放的主要来源之一。本研究旨在评估西班牙白内障手术导致的直接和间接温室气体排放，以确定改进的机会。
本观察性病例系列研究使用阿维拉医院的超声乳化术来评估和分析单次白内障手术的碳足迹。应用了 ISO 标准 14064。
阿维拉医院单次白内障手术的碳足迹为 86.62kg COeq。医疗和制药设备占 GHG 排放的 85%。
制药公司和眼科医生之间的合作对于改善白内障手术的环境影响很重要。需要进一步研究以引入不会影响患者和外科医生安全的改变。绿色手术模式在新的全球健康环境中可能发挥令人鼓舞的作用。
