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Sustainable kidney care delivery and climate change - a call to action.

See Cheng YeoXi Yan OoiTracy Suet Mun Tan
Published in: Globalization and health (2022)
The delivery of kidney care, particularly haemodialysis treatment, can result in substantial environmental impact through greenhouse emissions, natural resources depletion and waste generation. However, strategies exist to mitigate this impact and improve long term environmental sustainability for the provision of haemodialysis treatment. The nephrology community has begun taking actions to improve the environmental sustainability of dialysis, but much work remains to be done by healthcare professionals, dialysis providers and professional organisations.
Keyphrases
  • life cycle
  • end stage renal disease
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • chronic kidney disease
  • palliative care
  • human health
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • quality improvement
  • municipal solid waste
  • heavy metals
  • chronic pain