The positive environmental impact of virtual isotretinoin management.
carbon footprint
isotretinoin
virtual medicine
Journal
Pediatric dermatology
ISSN: 1525-1470
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8406799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
20
4
2021
medline:
8
7
2021
entrez:
19
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Other medical specialties have studied how their practices influence the environment, but environmental impact studies in the field of dermatology remain limited. With respect to dermatology, vehicle emissions by patients traveling to and from appointments are an important factor influencing climate change. This study was undertaken to determine the greenhouse gas emissions avoided by managing isotretinoin virtually at West Virginia University Hospital. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak from March 25 to December 1, 2020, where travel data were acquired and converted to emission data. 5,137 kg of GHG emissions in CO Environmental impact studies in the field of dermatology remain limited. GHG emissions were significantly reduced by virtually managing isotretinoin at a single institution. The practice of dermatology could reduce its carbon footprint by managing isotretinoin virtually, even in non-pandemic periods. Given that isotretinoin management represents a small percentage of the overall carbon footprint associated with dermatology, dermatologists should identify other conditions amenable to virtual medicine to produce greater environmental impact.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Other medical specialties have studied how their practices influence the environment, but environmental impact studies in the field of dermatology remain limited. With respect to dermatology, vehicle emissions by patients traveling to and from appointments are an important factor influencing climate change. This study was undertaken to determine the greenhouse gas emissions avoided by managing isotretinoin virtually at West Virginia University Hospital.
METHODS
METHODS
A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted during the COVID-19 outbreak from March 25 to December 1, 2020, where travel data were acquired and converted to emission data.
RESULTS
RESULTS
5,137 kg of GHG emissions in CO
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Environmental impact studies in the field of dermatology remain limited. GHG emissions were significantly reduced by virtually managing isotretinoin at a single institution. The practice of dermatology could reduce its carbon footprint by managing isotretinoin virtually, even in non-pandemic periods. Given that isotretinoin management represents a small percentage of the overall carbon footprint associated with dermatology, dermatologists should identify other conditions amenable to virtual medicine to produce greater environmental impact.
Substances chimiques
Isotretinoin
EH28UP18IF
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
613-616Subventions
Organisme : U.S. National Science Foundation
ID : 1705941
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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