Energy and Carbon

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  1. Modelling the carbon footprint of reflux control.

    Gatenby PA. Int J Surg. 2011;9(1):72-4. Epub 2010 Oct 8. This study uses data from the costs of care of patients in the REFLUX study and NHS England Carbon Emissions Carbon Footprinting Report to model the carbon emissions associated with medical and surgical treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The main outcome measures are modelled financial costs and carbon emissions for medical and surgical treatment pathways. RESULTS: There is a high initial cost (financially and carbon emissions) for surgery, however subsequent year-on-year financial spend and carbon emissions are lower in patients who have had surgical treatment such that the total modelled financial cost of surgery is lower in the 14th year and carbon emissions are lower in the 9th year.

    from SHEBA on 23 April 2012 | Direct link | Comment on this

  2. Solar-Assisted Hemodialysis

    John W. M. Agar, Anthony Perkins, Alwie Tjipto Published online before print January 2012, doi: 10.2215/​CJN.09810911 CJASN January 2012. Hemodialysis resource use—especially water and power, smarter processing and reuse of postdialysis waste, and improved ecosensitive building design, insulation, and space use—all need much closer attention. Regarding power, as supply diminishes and costs rise, alternative power augmentation for dialysis services becomes attractive. The first 12 months of a solar-assisted dialysis program in southeastern Australia is reported.

    from SHEBA on 24 January 2012 | Direct link | Comment on this

  3. The carbon footprints of home and in-center maintenance hemodialysis in the United Kingdom

    CONNOR, A., LILLYWHITE, R. and COOKE, M. W. , Hemodialysis International (2011), doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00523.x The aim of this study was to determine the carbon footprints of the differing modalities and treatment regimes used to deliver maintenance hemodialysis (HD), in order to inform carbon reduction strategies at the level of both individual treatments and HD programs. Thrice weekly in-center HD has a carbon footprint of 3.8 ton CO2 Eq per patient per year. The majority of emissions arise within the medical equipment (37%), energy use (21%), and patient travel (20%) sectors. The carbon footprint of providing home HD varies with the regime.

    from SHEBA on 14 January 2011 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. Inhalation anaesthetics and climate change

    Sulbaek Andersen MP, Sander SP, Nielsen OJ, Wagner DS, Sanford TJ Jr, Wallington TJ. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Dec;105(6):760-6. Epub 2010 Oct 8 On the basis of the derived 100 yr GWPs, the average climate impact per anaesthetic procedure at the University of Michigan is the same as the emission of ∼22 kg CO2. We estimate that the global emissions of inhalation anaesthetics have a climate impact which is comparable with that from the CO2 emissions from one coal-fired power plant or 1 million passenger cars.

    from SHEBA on 18 January 2011 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. Climate effect of inhaled anaesthetics

    Shine KP. Br J Anaesth. 2010 Dec;105(6):731-3

    from SHEBA on 18 January 2011 | Direct link | Comment on this