Carbon emissions and hospital pathology stewardship: a retrospective cohort analysis.

Scott McAlisterBrendan SmythIvan KoprivicGian Luca Di TannaForbes McGainKate CharlesworthMark A BrownPam Konecny

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

Reduction in unnecessary hospital pathology collections was associated with both carbon emission and cost savings. Pathology stewardship warrants further study as a potentially scalable, cost-effective, and incentivising pathway to lowering healthcare associated greenhouse gas emissions. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
municipal solid waste
risk assessment
emergency department
life cycle
heavy metals
solid state
drug induced
anaerobic digestion