But how green is it actually? Calculating the environmental footprint of kidney care environmental optimizations within haemodialysis
The study underlines the importance of prioritizing impactful interventions to minimize the environmental footprint of chronic kidney disease care while maintaining clinical efficacy. Challenges include adapting strategies to local contexts, ensuring economic feasibility and integrating renewable energy sources based on regional energy mixes.
Authors
- Frances Mortimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1692-0158)
- Brett Duane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9670-0594)
- Miguel Ignacio Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3591-5249)
- Abdullah Yasar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-8864)
- Julia Audije-Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9990-1965)
- Marta Arias‐Guillén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8023-2589)
- Ingeborg Steinbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-9651)
- Alberto Ortíz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9805-9523)
- Marialuisa Caiazzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-9244)
- Aideen Griffin
- John O. Larkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-3856)
- María Dolores Arenas
- Rodrigo Martínez-Cadenas
- Harriet Attwell
- Abass Fehintola
Institutions
- Trinity College (CA)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- Renal Association (GB)
- Research Medical Center (US)
- Department of Medical Sciences (RU)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Metabolism and Renal Physiology (FR)
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (ES)
- Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (GB)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Kidney Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf220
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation