2024
Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment
Ip V, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39384714, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02853-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems
Blom I, Rasheed F, Singh H, Eckelman M, Dhimal M, Hensher M, Guinto R, McGushin A, Ning X, Prabhakaran P, Romanello M, van Alphen D, Watts N, Yu J, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, MacNeill A, Sherman J. Evaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e778-e789. PMID: 39393379, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00206-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-care systemInternational ambitionsPolicy makingUN Framework ConventionFramework ConventionTangible outcomesHealth programmesHealth careProcess indicatorsPublic monitoringClimate strategiesGlobal initiativesEvaluate progressScientific monitoringIndicator relevanceCOP26System contextAccountsPartiesClimate changeActual progressPolicyAmbitionsLow-carbonCountriesLessons from patient safety to accelerate healthcare decarbonization
Singh H, Senay E, Sherman J. Lessons from patient safety to accelerate healthcare decarbonization. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024 PMID: 39286850, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impacts of anaesthesia and surgery: a narrative review
MacNeill A, Rizan C, Sherman J. Improving sustainability and mitigating the environmental impacts of anaesthesia and surgery: a narrative review. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024 PMID: 39237397, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy public policyPatient-centred careClinical care pathwayCare pathwaysPatient-centredHealth systemHealthcare servicesPerioperative servicesHealthcare resourcesProcess of patient selectionContinuum of perioperative careSurgical illnessNarrative reviewClinical decisionsPublic health damagePerioperative careCareHealthcareDelivery of anesthesiaHealthGlobal greenhouse gas emissionsRecovery periodPostoperative recovery periodGreenhouse gas emissionsProportion of air pollutionGuiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
Eckelman M, Weisz U, Pichler P, Sherman J, Weisz H. Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e603-e609. PMID: 39122328, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00159-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth careHealth system performance indicatorsEffectiveness of health careHealth-care provisionPositive systemic changeHealth-care sectorHealth systemSustainability metricsPublic healthClimate crisisHealthGreenhouse gas emissionsTracking progressCareSystem changesSustainability goalsEnergy useSystem performance indicatorsCore missionMeasurement frameworkGas emissionsEntry pointSectorEnvironmental challengesPrivatisationLife cycle assessment of medical oxygen
Tariq M, Siddhantakar A, Sherman J, Cimprich A, Young S. Life cycle assessment of medical oxygen. Journal Of Cleaner Production 2024, 444: 141126. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental impactCradle-to-gate scopeNon-carcinogenic toxicityImpact assessment methodsLife cycle assessmentGlobal warming potentialIncreased environmental impactsGaseous formReduce environmental impactsCycle assessmentCarcinogenic toxicityCO2 eq.Fossil fuel depletionWarming potentialAdsorption technologyEnvironmental burdenCTUhFuel depletionWater useNorth AmericaProduction of medical equipmentAssessment methodsEq.EcotoxicityRespiratory effectsEnvironmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation
Filley G, Kayastha D, Hayes W, Mehra S, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3206-3214. PMID: 38379176, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlobal warming potentialLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact categoriesImpact categoriesEnvironmental impactWater consumptionAlternative scenariosCycle assessmentPollution mitigationWarming potentialHuman healthDecontamination standardsNon-sterileYale-New Haven HospitalEnvironmental benefitsDecontaminationTertiary medical centerWaterSteam sterilizationCenters for Disease Control (CDCPollutionHigh-level disinfectionSurgical proceduresDirect laryngoscopySurgical towelsEnvironmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis
Davies J, McAlister S, Eckelman M, McGain F, Seglenieks R, Gutman E, Groome J, Palipane N, Latoff K, Nielsen D, Sherman J, the TRA2SH G. Environmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024 PMID: 38296752, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral formulationGreenhouse gasesAssessment of GHG emissionsOral tabletsLife cycle assessmentLife cycle carbon emissionsPrescribing practicesLife cycle assessment of GHG emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsOral tablet formFormulations of paracetamolGHG emissionsIntravenous paracetamolMitigation opportunitiesUSA patientsOral doseParacetamol useSurgical patientsIntravenous administrationGas emissionsAnalgesic agentsAustralian patientsPerioperative periodUK patientsSurgical encounters
2023
Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics
Smith M, Singh H, Sherman J. Infection Prevention, Planetary Health, and Single-Use Plastics. JAMA 2023, 330: 1947-1948. PMID: 37782511, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.20550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care
Singh H, Eckelman M, Berwick D, Sherman J. Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2023, 43: 74-75. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000927820.46804.c3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community
Howard C, MacNeill A, Hughes F, Alqodmani L, Charlesworth K, de Almeida R, Harris R, Jochum B, Maibach E, Maki L, McGain F, Miller J, Nirmala M, Pencheon D, Robertson S, Sherman J, Vipond J, Yin H, Montgomery H. Learning to treat the climate emergency together: social tipping interventions by the health community. The Lancet Planetary Health 2023, 7: e251-e264. PMID: 36889866, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00022-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacro levels of societyHealth communityLevels of societyPolicy influencePublic narrativesPolicy landscapeHealth-care workersMeso-levelMacro levelMicro levelStrategic frameworkClimate emergencyHealth professionalsNational economyHealth systemShift practicesTIP interventionHealth OrganisationProtect healthInfluence investmentPolicyHealthPublic healthCommunityGroup of expertsEnvironmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
Leapman M, Thiel C, Gordon I, Nolte A, Perecman A, Loeb S, Overcash M, Sherman J. Environmental Impact of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy. European Urology 2023, 83: 463-471. PMID: 36635108, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSystematic biopsyProstate biopsyProstate biopsy procedureResonance imagingBiopsy coresTransrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate BiopsyBiopsy procedureMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingUnnecessary prostate biopsiesBiparametric magnetic resonance imagingOutpatient urology clinicNumber of biopsiesGuided Prostate BiopsyAcademic medical centerHealth care facilitiesEvidence-based approachUrology clinicClinical managementMedical CenterTriage strategiesClinical careTransrectal ultrasoundBiopsySustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate
Sherman J, MacNeill A, Biddinger P, Ergun O, Salas R, Eckelman M. Sustainable and Resilient Health Care in the Face of a Changing Climate. Annual Review Of Public Health 2023, 44: 255-277. PMID: 36626833, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-051937.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care
Singh H, Eckelman M, Berwick D, Sherman J. Mandatory Reporting of Emissions to Achieve Net-Zero Health Care. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 387: 2469-2476. PMID: 36516087, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsb2210022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels
Romanello M, Di Napoli C, Drummond P, Green C, Kennard H, Lampard P, Scamman D, Arnell N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Ford LB, Belesova K, Bowen K, Cai W, Callaghan M, Campbell-Lendrum D, Chambers J, van Daalen KR, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dominguez-Salas P, Dubrow R, Ebi KL, Eckelman M, Ekins P, Escobar LE, Georgeson L, Graham H, Gunther SH, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Hess JJ, Hsu SC, Jankin S, Jamart L, Jay O, Kelman I, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kjellstrom T, Kniveton D, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lott M, Batista ML, Lowe R, MacGuire F, Sewe MO, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McGushin A, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx JC, Mohajeri N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrissey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Neville T, Nilsson M, Obradovich N, O'Hare MB, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Rabbaniha M, Robinson EJZ, Rocklöv J, Salas RN, Semenza JC, Sherman JD, Shi L, Shumake-Guillemot J, Silbert G, Sofiev M, Springmann M, Stowell J, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Triñanes J, Wagner F, Wilkinson P, Winning M, Yglesias-González M, Zhang S, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels. The Lancet 2022, 400: 1619-1654. PMID: 36306815, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)01540-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthi-CLIMATE: a “clinical climate informatics” action framework to reduce environmental pollution from healthcare
Sittig DF, Sherman JD, Eckelman MJ, Draper A, Singh H. i-CLIMATE: a “clinical climate informatics” action framework to reduce environmental pollution from healthcare. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2022, 29: 2153-2160. PMID: 35997550, PMCID: PMC9667163, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAction guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics
Devlin‐Hegedus J, McGain F, Harris R, Sherman J. Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics. Anaesthesia 2022, 77: 1023-1029. PMID: 35729804, PMCID: PMC9543086, DOI: 10.1111/anae.15785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal healthcare communityAction-oriented recommendationsEvidence-based actionsPatient careMedical educationHealth communityHealthcare communityDrug formularyHealthImpact of pollutionUrgent actionNitrous oxide useGreenhouse gas emissionsSustained anesthesiaPollution mitigationPollutionRegional anesthesiaClimate impactsClimate changeMitigation actionsGas emissionsCareOxide useCommunityInterventionInhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change.
Sherman JD, Chesebro BB. Inhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2022, 377: o1301. PMID: 35675944, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.o1301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMP30-14 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED PROSTATE BIOPSY
Leapman M, Thiel C, Gordon I, Nolte A, Perecman A, Overcash M, Sherman J. MP30-14 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND GUIDED PROSTATE BIOPSY. Journal Of Urology 2022, 207: e483. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002573.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAir exchanges, climate change, and severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Results from a survey of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network (SRN)
Burnham JP, Betz F, Lautz R, Mousavi E, Martinello RA, McGain F, Sherman JD. Air exchanges, climate change, and severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Results from a survey of the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America Research Network (SRN). Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e40. PMID: 36310807, PMCID: PMC9614896, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.256.Peer-Reviewed Original Research