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What drives the environmental footprint of in-centre haemodialysis? A multicentre European life cycle assessment.

Article B Peer reviewed Small trial

Key takeaways

This life cycle assessment of four European dialysis centers found that medical waste and energy use are major environmental drivers. The study covered several a few years of operations.

Who did this work

Fehintola A · Jakubowska Z · Crooijmans AAF · Verbakel SJ · Larkin J · Martínez-Cadenas R · Yasar A · Alfano G · Morisi N · Ligabue G · Donati G · Ortiz A

Source

Article · PubMed, Climate, heat and the kidney · 2026 Aug 18
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42610222/