Carbon emissions from medical procedures: the importance of harmonised boundaries and balanced interpretation

This commentary offers two constructive methodological suggestions to Williams and colleagues study on carbon emissions from skin cancer procedures. It highlights that excluding histopathology and local anaesthetics may underestimate the carbon footprint, and that using non cohort patient travel data warrants careful sensitivity analysis, supported by recent literature.

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Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
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2026-07-17
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https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llag311
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Climate Change and Health Impacts
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Carbon emissions from medical procedures: the importance of harmonised boundaries and balanced interpretation

Liangzhi Xu, Xi Zhang
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Climate Change and Health Impacts
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Carbon emissions from medical procedures: the importance of harmonised boundaries and balanced interpretation

Liangzhi Xu, Xi Zhang
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This commentary offers two constructive methodological suggestions to Williams and colleagues study on carbon emissions from skin cancer procedures. It highlights that excluding histopathology and local anaesthetics may underestimate the carbon footprint, and that using non cohort patient travel data warrants careful sensitivity analysis, supported by recent literature.

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology
Tongling University (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Climate Change and Health Impacts
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