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L.F.C.M. van Oers
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Sustainable device selection for flexible intubation scopes
Comparative environmental impact assessment of disposable and reusable flexible intubation scopes and concept design for sustainable flexible intubation scopes
Medical device selection is currently based on criteria including clinical performance, usability, safety and procurement costs. Growing awareness of the negative contribution of the healthcare sector to the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions demands environmental sustainabilit
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In current LCA studies, the environmental footprint of transport processes is calculated using the weight of the product and the distance travelled. This cannot be considered accurate for returnable packagings that reduce in volume when empty. The weight of the freight as well as
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Developing a Carbon Emissions Tool for Dutch Operating Rooms Using a Hybrid Modelling Approach
A MSc thesis for Industrial Ecology
Climate change is a large and global concern. The healthcare sector contributes between 6% and 10% to national carbon emissions in developed countries. Within the healthcare sector, operation rooms are very resource-intensive. A lot of energy, medical products, equipment and phar
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