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ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2024

The carbon footprint of Bubble-PAPR™: A novel item of personal protective equipment.

Annie Pinder, Li Fang, Rosie Hillson, Ingeborg Steinbach, Brendan McGrath, Cliff Shelton

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Article in Journal of the Intensive Care Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Annie PinderNorth West School of Anaesthesia, Health Education England North West, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5279-2570
Li FangNorth West School of Anaesthesia, Health Education England North West, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4168-0036
Rosie HillsonCentre for Sustainable Healthcare, Oxford, UK.
Ingeborg SteinbachCentre for Sustainable Healthcare, Oxford, UK.
Brendan McGrathAcute Intensive Care Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Cliff SheltonDepartment of Anaesthesia, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-398X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Personal protective equipment has important environmental impacts, assessing these impacts is therefore an important element of personal protective equipment design. We applied carbon footprinting methodology to Bubble-PAPR Methods: Following a detailed use-case analysis, the carbon footprint of each component was estimated using a bottom-up (attributional) cradle-to-grave process-based analysis. Modelling considered the use of virgin or closed loop recycled polyvinyl chloride for the disposable hood element, and disposal via infectious or recycling waste streams to estimate a per-use carbon footprint. Results: The per-use carbon footprint with manufacture from virgin polyvinyl chloride and disposal via incineration is 0.805 kgCO Conclusion: Carbon footprinting may contribute to the value proposition of this novel technology. We estimate that a single Bubble-PAPR

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Carbon footprintCOVID-19environmentethicsinfection controlmedicaluniversal precautions

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PMID39323593
PMCPMC11421240

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