Bortoluzzi et al. provided an insightful set of recommendations aimed to delineate the strategies
to achieve sustainability in gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy, on behalf of
the Italian association of hospital gastroenterologists and digestive endoscopists
(AIGO) [
[1]
]. We congratulate the authors for providing such an important position paper, as it
assembles key measures and suggestions, at different levels within the scope of endoscopy.
These courses of action should be faced consciously in order to reduce the burden
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Publication history
Published online: January 21, 2023
Accepted:
December 28,
2022
Received:
December 26,
2022
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- Sustainability in gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy: Position Paper from the Italian Association of Hospital Gastroenterologists and Digestive Endoscopists (AIGO)Digestive and Liver DiseaseVol. 54Issue 12
- PreviewClimate crisis is dramatically changing life on earth. Environmental sustainability and waste management are rapidly gaining centrality in quality improvement strategies of healthcare, especially in procedure-dominant fields such as gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy. Therefore, healthcare interventions and endoscopic procedures must be evaluated through the ‘triple bottom line’ of financial, social, and environmental impact. The purpose of the paper is to provide information on the carbon footprint of gastroenterology and digestive endoscopy and outline a set of measures that the sector can take to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases while improving patient outcomes.
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