Zooming to Net Zero: Using Virtual Visits to Decrease Carbon Emissions and Costs from Surgery

J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Oct;27(10):2199-2201. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05713-w. Epub 2023 May 31.

Authors

Jenny H Chang¹, Sara M Maskal², Ryan C Ellis², Ajita S Prabhu², Michael J Rosen², R Matthew Walsh², Benjamin T Miller²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. [email protected].
² Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave A100, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Carbon emissions; General surgery clinic; Sustainability; Telemedicine; Virtual visits.

MeSH terms

Carbon*
Costs and Cost Analysis
Humans
Telemedicine*

Substances

Carbon