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ArticleDialogues in health2023

Estimating the carbon emissions from a resource-limited surgical suite in Papua New Guinea: The climate change potential.

Ian Umo, Margaret Pangiau, John Kukiti, Amos Ona, Sipie Tepoka, Kennedy James, Rodger Ikasa

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Article in Dialogues in health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ian UmoSurgery Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
Margaret PangiauAnaesthesia Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
John KukitiObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
Amos OnaOperating Theatre Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
Sipie TepokaOperating Theatre Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
Kennedy JamesSurgery Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.
Rodger IkasaSurgery Department, Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Provincial Health Authority, Papua New Guinea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The upscale of surgical service delivery in low to middle income countries will increase health sector greenhouse gas emissions globally. Understanding surgical greenhouse gas emissions from surgical suite activities can direct decarbonization strategies and achieve local, and global climate change objectives. Material and methods: A prospective surgical suite carbon foot print study was conducted at the Alotau Provincial Hospital from the 28 Results: The total carbon emission for the surgical suite in APH over the study period was 2,665.8 kgCO Conclusion: If no action is taken, carbon emissions in the western pacific region will continue to increase from surgical suites. Therefore, proactive efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be prioritized.

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Carbon emissionsClimate changePapua new guineaSurgical SuiteWestern pacific

Identifiers

PMID38515480
PMCPMC10953991
OpenAlexW4319230159

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