Desai Gaurav S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2025 Jun;75(3):270-272. doi: 10.1007/s13224-024-01949-x. Epub 2024 Feb 9.
Carbon emissions are responsible for global warming. Countries around the world are trying to reduce carbon emission.
This article throws light on carbon neutrality and the need of reducing carbon emissions.
Operating theatre environment is a site of carbon emissions. Identifying sources and ways to reducing carbon emission by surgeons is a start to achieve a greener surgical environment.
The article discusses the aforementioned and the need to achieve better carbon profile of surgical setups without compromising patient safety.
Global warming is at the forefront of most industries today. The medical field is one such industry which needs to look into the carbon emissions on a day-to-day basis. Reducing sources of carbon emissions will make operating theatres more eco-friendly.
碳排放是全球变暖的原因。世界各国都在努力减少碳排放。
本文阐明了碳中和以及减少碳排放的必要性。
手术室环境是碳排放的一个场所。识别外科医生减少碳排放的来源和方法是实现更绿色手术环境的开端。
本文讨论了上述内容以及在不损害患者安全的前提下实现手术设置更好碳状况的必要性。
全球变暖在当今大多数行业中处于前沿位置。医疗领域就是这样一个需要日常关注碳排放的行业。减少碳排放源将使手术室更加环保。