Environmental Hotspots

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Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The three dominant carbon contributors were disposable utensils, implants, and sterilisation of non-disposable utensils. — Environmental impact of total hip replacements: a life cycle assessment study
• Environmental improvement efforts for THR should focus on disposable utensils, implants, and sterilisation. — Environmental impact of total hip replacements: a life cycle assessment study
• Across non-carbon midpoint categories, disposables, implants, and sterilisation usually dominated. — Environmental impact of total hip replacements: a life cycle assessment study
• Hospital infrastructure, operating theatre energy use, and non-disposable utensils generally contributed comparatively little. — Environmental impact of total hip replacements: a life cycle assessment study
• Sustainability efforts should maintain patient safety and treatment quality while targeting disposables, implant production and recycling, and energy-intensive sterilisation. — Environmental impact of total hip replacements: a life cycle assessment study