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The need for higher manufacturing sustainability is the lesser-known side of the manufacturing process and its associated pollution.
All production batches contain items that cannot be used due to…
This article looks at how nursing has a global role, which requires an urgent response in public health challenges. Further nursing workforce development globally is needed to expand the role of…
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3 Jul 2023 •
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Sheryl M. Zang, Ivy Benjenk, Suellen Breakey, Eleonor Pusey-Reid, Patrice K. Nicholas
Investigation into Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at different life cycle points within gastrointestinal biopsies in a surgical pathology context. Aim to identify hotspots of GHG emissions and…
This review looks at how a 20-year-old male grew Rhodotorula muciliginosa (fungal infection) from his peritoneal dialysis fluid on three separate occasions. Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis…
Created on
3 Jul 2023 •
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Victoria Jane Carnall, Stephanie Murdock, Cressida Auckland, Christopher J Mulgrew.
Ninety-eight procedures were performed on 97 patients. The most commonly performed procedures were drainages (30), placement and removal of venous access (21), and computed tomography-guided biopsies…
This study uses hybrid environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) to quantify average emissions associated with resource use in an acute inpatient unit with 49 beds and 14,427 hospitalization days and…
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…
