The Carbon Footprint of Your Heart Surgery: When Climate Zealotry I...

The Carbon Footprint of Your Heart Surgery: When Climate Zealotry I...

The underlying absurdity is captured in the study’s relentless attention to detail: “biological waste, post-operative length of stay, and inhaled anaesthetic gases” are fingered as carbon culprits. The logical next step? Ration the anesthesia, make patients share bandages, and be sure to swap out your MRI for a nice, low-emission stethoscope. The authors stop just short of suggesting patients self-operate to save the emissions from surgeon commu…

HEARTLESS: New Study examines the ‘carbon emission analysis of aortic valve replacement’ – ‘Post-operative intensive care…accounted for largest portion of carbon footprint’ – ‘Findings should potentially be considered when making population level decision

European Heart Journal ESC Publications Cardiovascular Medicine Books Journals Oxford Academic   Journal Article Carbon emission analysis of aortic valve replacement: the environmental footprint of…