Ten tips from the Swiss Working Group on Sustainable Nephrology on how to go green in your dialysis unit

被引：3

作者：

Pruijm, Menno ^{[1
,2
]}

Rho, Elena ^{[3
]}

Woywodt, Alexander ^{[4
]}

Segerer, Stephan ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hosp Lausanne, Serv Nephrol & Hypertens, Lausanne, Switzerland

[2] Univ Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

[3] Univ Hosp, Div Nephrol, Zurich, Switzerland

[4] Lancashire Teaching Hosp NHS FT, Preston, England

[5] Kantonsspital Aarau, Div Nephrol, Aarau, Switzerland

来源：

CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL | 2024年 / 17卷 / 06期

关键词：

global warming; green dialysis; sustainable nephrology; waste management; water consumption; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE-CHANGE; GENERATION;

D O I：

10.1093/ckj/sfae144

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学（泌尿生殖系疾病）];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The health-care system and particularly renal replacement therapy has a significant carbon footprint adding to global warming and extreme weather conditions. Improving sustainability has become the focus of national and international working groups. Many reviews underline the need for improvement of sustainability in nephrology, in particular dialysis, and provide recommendations on how to reduce waste, energy, and water consumption. However, how to implement these recommendations, and where to start, is not always clear. This paper summarizes discussions within the 'working group on sustainable nephrology' of the Swiss Society of Nephrology. We do not provide a detailed review of the topic but instead present a practical 10-point action plan to help health-care workers in nephrology make a start and improve the carbon footprint of their dialysis centres. We emphasize the importance of ongoing research, cooperation, and dialogue, and welcome additional ideas from the wider renal community.

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