Reducing scope 3 carbon emissions in gastrointestinal endoscopy: results of the prospective study of the 'Green Endoscopy Project Würzburg'.

Dorothea HennigerThomas LuxMax WindsheimerMarkus BrandAlexander WeichTheodor KudlichKatrin SchöttkerAlexander Hann Alexander Meining

Published in: Gut (2023)

Use of fewer instruments per procedure, recycling packaging material and switching to alternative products can reduce carbon emissions without impairing the endoscopic workflow.

Keyphrases

small bowel
municipal solid waste
quality improvement
ultrasound guided
life cycle
electronic health record
patient reported outcomes
risk assessment