{"title":"\"Green\" methodology: An overview and basic principles","authors":"Ioannis Griveas","doi":"10.1016/j.transci.2025.104226","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Annual carbon emissions for dialysis treatments in different regions range from 3818–10,200 kgrs for haemodialysis (HD) and 1450–4503 CO2 eq/pt/year which correlates to the carbon foot print of production of 2727–7285 lits or driving a car for 27,291–72,909 km. In order to communicate as a scientific team and to understand each other we have to use terms that actually describe our “problem”. There is also need of a full environmental assessment concerning blood purification technology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49422,"journal":{"name":"Transfusion and Apheresis Science","volume":"64 5","pages":"Article 104226"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Transfusion and Apheresis Science","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473050225001648","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Annual carbon emissions for dialysis treatments in different regions range from 3818–10,200 kgrs for haemodialysis (HD) and 1450–4503 CO2 eq/pt/year which correlates to the carbon foot print of production of 2727–7285 lits or driving a car for 27,291–72,909 km. In order to communicate as a scientific team and to understand each other we have to use terms that actually describe our “problem”. There is also need of a full environmental assessment concerning blood purification technology.
期刊介绍:
Transfusion and Apheresis Science brings comprehensive and up-to-date information to physicians and health care professionals involved in the rapidly changing fields of transfusion medicine, hemostasis and apheresis. The journal presents original articles relating to scientific and clinical studies in the areas of immunohematology, transfusion practice, bleeding and thrombotic disorders and both therapeutic and donor apheresis including hematopoietic stem cells. Topics covered include the collection and processing of blood, compatibility testing and guidelines for the use of blood products, as well as screening for and transmission of blood-borne diseases. All areas of apheresis - therapeutic and collection - are also addressed. We would like to specifically encourage allied health professionals in this area to submit manuscripts that relate to improved patient and donor care, technical aspects and educational issues.
Transfusion and Apheresis Science features a "Theme" section which includes, in each issue, a group of papers designed to review a specific topic of current importance in transfusion and hemostasis for the discussion of topical issues specific to apheresis and focuses on the operators'' viewpoint. Another section is "What''s Happening" which provides informal reporting of activities in the field. In addition, brief case reports and Letters to the Editor, as well as reviews of meetings and events of general interest, and a listing of recent patents make the journal a complete source of information for practitioners of transfusion, hemostasis and apheresis science. Immediate dissemination of important information is ensured by the commitment of Transfusion and Apheresis Science to rapid publication of both symposia and submitted papers.