The environmental impact of surgical telemedicine: life cycle assessment of virtual vs. in-person preoperative evaluations for benign foregut disease
Rachel Sillcox, Baraka Gitonga, Duncan A. Meiklejohn, Andrew S. Wright, Brant K. Oelschlager, Mary K. Bryant, Rafiqul A. Tarefder, Zafrul Khan, Jay Zhu
Topics & Concepts
TelemedicineMedicineCarbon footprintGreenhouse gasMedical emergencyHealth careEmergency medicineBiologyEconomic growthEcologyEconomicsClimate Change and Health ImpactsTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts