Use of metered dose inhalers for bronchodilator responsiveness testing: laboratory practices in Australia and opportunities for carbon footprint reduction
We identified three key practices to reduce the carbon footprint of BDR testing: disposing of MDIs via high-temperature incineration, reducing the number of actuations per BDR test and reusing MDIs between patients.
Authors
- Michael J. Loftus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6672-0578)
- Karin S Leder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-1039)
- Jayne Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-9177)
- Brigitte M. Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6412-3670)
- Pam Matsas
- Nicholas Romeo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1947-6116)
- Belinda Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-3398)
Institutions
- Northern Health (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002478
- Primary Topic
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Monash University