Katerina Iliopoulou , Marc Leone , Nicole Hunfeld , Ricard Ferrer , Heather Baid , Marlies Ostermann , Gaetano Scaramuzzo , Hugo Touw , Ana-Maria Ioan , Maria Theodorakopoulou , Guy Francois , Jan J. De Waele
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Environmental sustainability in intensive care: An international survey of intensive care professionals‘views, practices and proposals to the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Background
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a high-resource area, generating more waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than standard hospital wards. Environmental sustainability is important for healthcare professionals worldwide, prompting scientific societies to call for urgent action. To respond to this global need, the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) conducted an international survey assessing intensive care professionals' attitudes and practices towards environmental sustainability.
Methods
Intensive care professionals completed an online survey between 21 October 2023, and 5 January 2024. The survey, featuring 21 questions assessing attitudes and practices towards environmental sustainability and proposals for actions from ESICM, was disseminated during the 36th ESICM Congress via National Intensive Care Societies and ESICM's social media.
Results
We received 635 responses from 48 countries. Four hundred seventy (80 %) respondents acknowledged a responsibility to be aware of the environmental impact of intensive care practice, and 372 (63.5 %) disagreed or were uncertain about their knowledge level to guide practice. Four hundred thirty-seven (84 %) lacked formal training on making sustainable choices. Ninety-five per cent used non-sterile gloves in ICUs, and 63 % were willing to reduce use to support sustainable practices. Two proposed actions for ESICM to improve environmental sustainability were increasing knowledge on ecology (91/187, 49 %) and raising awareness in the field (36/187,20 %).
Conclusion
This survey highlighted the need for scientific societies, notably ESICM, to provide robust support and structured education on environmental sustainability. Intensive care professionals acknowledged the environmental impact of intensive care and seemed eager to invest in their education on this topic.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Critical Care, the official publication of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM), is a leading international, peer-reviewed journal providing original research, review articles, tutorials, and invited articles for physicians and allied health professionals involved in treating the critically ill. The Journal aims to improve patient care by furthering understanding of health systems research and its integration into clinical practice.
The Journal will include articles which discuss:
All aspects of health services research in critical care
System based practice in anesthesiology, perioperative and critical care medicine
The interface between anesthesiology, critical care medicine and pain
Integrating intraoperative management in preparation for postoperative critical care management and recovery
Optimizing patient management, i.e., exploring the interface between evidence-based principles or clinical insight into management and care of complex patients
The team approach in the OR and ICU
System-based research
Medical ethics
Technology in medicine
Seminars discussing current, state of the art, and sometimes controversial topics in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and professional education
Residency Education.