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Disposable gloves are one of the biggest environmental hotspots in hospital, with more than 100 used per patient per day in intensive care. Despite this usage there are many circumstances where glove…

This Swedish life cycle assessment by Hemberg et al. (2023) compares single-use and reusable central venous catheter insertion kits, including metal, plastic and textiles items. In contrast to a 2012…

SusQI project completed as part of TheChristie Green Team Competitionfrom September to December 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Surgical list delays and cancellations due…

This article aims for readers to be able to: Outline the importance of the biosphere and its constituent parts. Describe the impact of pollution and climate change on each other and on the…

This is a new editorial announcing a new series to come in the Intensive Care Medicinejournal and contains a useful infographic about improving environmental sustainability in…

Project completed as part of the Northampton Green Team Competition 2022.Setting/Patient Group: Trust-wideIssue to be addressed:Personal protective equipment (PPE) use increased over the pandemic but…

This article provides an overview of intensive care environmental sustainability with a nice summary figure of recommendations to focus on for reducing the carbon footprint of ICUs and 'getting our…

SusQI project was completed as part of theLeedsGreen Ward Competition10th January - 25th March by the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Team. Team members: Grace Crossland - PICU…

Great study from Rizan et al (2021) estimating 'the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments. The study indicateshow the…

Study comparing an acute care unit with an intensive care unit in the US: "An acute care unit generates 5.5kg of solid waste and 45kg CO2-e per hospitalization day. The ICU generates 7.1kg of solid…