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ArticleObesity surgery2023

Telemedicine Use Decreases the Carbon Footprint of the Bariatric Surgery Preoperative Evaluation.

Rachel Sillcox, Megan Blaustein, Saurabh Khandelwal, Mary Kate Bryant, Jay Zhu, Judy Y Chen

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Large language models and generative AI in telehealth: a responsible use lens.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel SillcoxDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. rachel.sillcox@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9244-0879
Megan BlausteinDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Saurabh KhandelwalDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Mary Kate BryantDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
Jay ZhuDepartment of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA.
Judy Y ChenDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street Box 356410, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
University of Washington · USSeattle Pacific University · USUniversity of New Mexico · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare-associated activity accounts for 10% of the United States' carbon dioxide (CO

methodsA retrospective review of all new evaluations for vertical sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or Roux-en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) from 2019 and 2021 was conducted. The 2019 year represents pre-pandemic, in-person evaluations and 2021 represents telemedicine evaluations during the COVID pandemic. Carbon emissions were calculated using the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) validated formula of 404g CO

resultsThere were 51 patients in the 2019 cohort and 55 patients in the 2021 cohort. In the 2019 in-person cohort, there was significantly more kg of estimated CO

conclusionsImplementation of telemedicine for bariatric preoperative evaluations reduced patient travel, carbon emissions, and improved attrition rate. We encourage bariatric providers to use telemedicine as we believe this eases patient burdens and, with wider adoption, could significantly reduce our carbon footprint.

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Bariatric SurgeryCOVID-19Gastric BypassObesity, MorbidTelemedicineCarbon DioxideCarbon FootprintGastrectomyHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesCarbon DioxideAttrition rateBariatric surgeryCarbon footprintTelemedicine

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PMID37407773
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