Environmental Impact of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the United States: An Estimate of the Carbon Dioxide Footprint

PURPOSE: To attempt to quantitate the carbon footprint of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) through approximated scope 1 to 3 CO(2) emissions to identify its potential role in global warming. PATIENTS AND METHODS: To estimate national usage, we determined the number of inpatient and outpatient MIS pr...

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Main Authors: Power, Nicholas E., Silberstein, Jonathan L., Ghoneim, Tarek P., Guillonneau, Bertrand, Touijer, Karim A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2012
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General Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3521130/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22845049
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1089/end.2012.0298
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