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AbstractBackgroundHaemodialysis (HD) is among the most resource-intensive long-term therapies in medicine. Comparative life cycle assessment evidence across European in-centre HD settings remains…
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August 2026
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Fehintola, A., Jakubowska, Z., Crooijmans, A.A.F., Verbakel, SJ., Larkin, J., Martínez-Cadenas, R., Yasar, A., Alfano, G., Morisi, N., Ligabue, G., Donati, G., Ortiz, A., Steinbach, I., Arias-Guillén, M., Gerritsen, K., Duane, B.
AbstractBackground: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a home-based treatment for kidney failure, offering signicant social, economic and environmental advantages over haemodialysis (HD). It allows patients…
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January 2026
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Larkin, J., Ligabue, G., Alfano, G., Martínez Cadenas, R., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Yasar, A., Morisi, N., Arias-Guillen, M., Caiazzo, M., Donati, G., Duane, B.
Sustainability in kidney care is often perceived as requiring trade-offs in clinical quality, yet green nephrology can strengthen clinical excellence by identifying ‘sweet spots’ where improved…
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June 2026
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Murea, M., Mortimer, M., Demirtas, G., Seman, A., Picillo, R., de Barbieri, I., Woywodt, A., Piccoli., G.
AbstractObjectiveTo map and synthesise existing interventions aimed at improving environmental sustainability in kidney care and to identify challenges and opportunities for implementation across…
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November 2025
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Yasar, A., Larkin, J., Steinbach, I., Duane, B., Attwell-Rogers, H., Mortimer, F., Arias-Guillen, M.
ABSTRACTBackground. Environmental optimizations in kidney care have been analysed as part of the European Union co-funded KitNewCare project.Methods. Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) using Ecoinvent…
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August 2025
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Duane, B., Larkin, J., Caiazzo, M., Arenas, M., Griffin, A., Audije-Gil, J., Mortimer, F., Attwell, H., Yasar, A., Martínez-Cadenas, R., Arias-Guillén, M., Gomez, M., Fehintola, A., Steinbach, I., Ortiz, A.
AbstractBackgroundHealthcare contributes significantly to global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, with kidney care contributing disproportionately to this. Renal medicine was one of the first…
BMJ News article by Jacqui Wise, with comment from CSH's CEO, Rachel Stancliffe.There is so much evidence now about the relationship between climate change and health. Here is another way in which…
ABSTRACTBackgroundThe burden of chronic kidney disease is increasing, driven by population aging and the increase in risk factors. In-centre haemodialysis (HD), which accounts for most of the…
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December 2024
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Jiménez, MDA., Audije-Gil, J., Martínez, R., Martín Vaquero, N., Gómez, M., Portillo, J., Pereda, G., Gascueña, DH., Duane, B., Sanjuan, M., Fernández Martín, JL., Dapena, F., Ortiz, A.
An exploration of the environmental impacts of sip feeds in the care home setting and a call to action to reduce unnecessary use and for manufacturers to take responsibility for packaging waste.
The Sustainable Kidney Care Project, a collaboration between the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH) in partnership with the UK Kidney Association and Health Innovation North-East and North…
