Turning green: the impact of changing to more eco-friendly respiratory healthcare - a carbon and cost analysis of Dutch prescription data.
Pieter Ten HavePeter van HalIris WichersJohan KooistraPaul HagedoornEvelyn A BrakemaNiels ChavannesPauline de HeerHans C OssebaardPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
In the Netherlands, substitution of pMDIs to NPIs for eligible patients is theoretically safe and in accordance with medical guidelines, while reducing greenhouse gas emission by 63 million kg.CO2 equivalents on average and saving at best EUR 49.1 million per year. This study confirms the potential climate and economic benefit of delivering a more eco-friendly respiratory care.
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