See Kay Choong
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore 119228, Singapore.
World J Crit Care Med. 2023 Sep 9;12(4):217-225. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i4.217.
The carbon footprint of healthcare is significantly impacted by intensive care units, which has implications for climate change and planetary health. Considering this, it is crucial to implement widespread efforts to promote environmental sustainability in these units. A literature search for publications relevant to environmental sustainability of intensive care units was done using PubMed. This mini-review seeks to equip intensive care unit practitioners and managers with the knowledge necessary to measure and mitigate the carbon cost of healthcare for critically ill patients. It will also provide an overview of the current progress in this field and its future direction.
重症监护病房对医疗保健的碳足迹有重大影响，这对气候变化和地球健康具有重要意义。考虑到这一点，在这些病房中广泛开展促进环境可持续性的工作至关重要。我们使用PubMed对与重症监护病房环境可持续性相关的出版物进行了文献检索。本综述旨在为重症监护病房的从业者和管理人员提供必要的知识，以衡量和减轻重症患者医疗保健的碳成本。它还将概述该领域的当前进展及其未来方向。
