Carbon-Footprint Analyses in RCTs — Toward Sustainable Clinical Practice

Lena Bugge Nordberg; Heiko Pohl; Espen A Haavardsholm; Siri Lillegraven; Michael Bretthauer

doi:10.1056/nejmp2402018

May 15, 2024New England Journal of Medicine

Carbon-Footprint Analyses in RCTs — Toward Sustainable Clinical Practice

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Key Points

Including carbon footprint as an endpoint enhances understanding of environmental effects in medical interventions,
The primary aim is to integrate sustainability metrics into clinical outcomes and processes,
Randomized controlled trials focus on measuring the carbon footprint of various medical interventions, leading to insights into their impact, and such analyses may enable significant shifts in clinical practice toward better environmental strategies.

Implication

Randomized trial includes carbon footprint as an endpoint in clinical practice, suggesting a shift towards sustainability.

Abstract

Including carbon footprint as an end point in randomized, controlled trials could help clinicians, regulators, and policymakers understand the environmental effects of medical interventions.

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Carbon-Footprint Analyses in RCTs — Toward Sustainable Clinical Practice

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