Environmental Effect of Fluorinated Gases in Vitreoretinal Surgery: A Multicenter Study of 4,877 Patients.
Journal
American journal of ophthalmology
ISSN: 1879-1891
Titre abrégé: Am J Ophthalmol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370500
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2022
03 2022
Historique:
received:
25
05
2021
revised:
16
09
2021
accepted:
17
09
2021
pubmed:
30
9
2021
medline:
8
4
2022
entrez:
29
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the direct contribution to carbon emissions of fluorinated gases used in all vitreoretinal (VR) procedures utilizing gas tamponade and assess the respective carbon footprint of the three different gas delivery systems. A multicenter, retrospective, environmental impact study. All VR procedures using fluorinated gases between 2017 to 2020 at the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) and Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) (the second and third largest VR centers in the UK), and between 2019 to 2020 at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) were included. CO A total of 4877 (1883 SF This study highlights the significant waste associated with large gas cylinders and demonstrated that 30 mL cannisters can lead to a marked reduction in carbon emissions, even after accounting for the increased carbon footprint involved in their manufacture and disposal.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34587498
pii: S0002-9394(21)00477-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.09.020
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Gases
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
271-279Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Type : ErratumIn
Informations de copyright
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