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Revisiting the Environmental Impact of Inappropriate Clinical Laboratory Testing: A Comprehensive Overview of Sustainability, Economic, and Quality of Care Outcomes  (2025)

Autori:
Devis, Luigi; Closset, Mélanie; Degosserie, Jonathan; Lessire, Sarah; Modrie, Pauline; Gruson, Damien; Favaloro, Emmanuel J; Lippi, Giuseppe; Mullier, François; Catry, Emilie
Titolo:
Revisiting the Environmental Impact of Inappropriate Clinical Laboratory Testing: A Comprehensive Overview of Sustainability, Economic, and Quality of Care Outcomes
Anno:
2025
Tipologia prodotto:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Lingua:
Inglese
Formato:
Elettronico
Referee:
Nome rivista:
THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LABORATORY MEDICINE
ISSN Rivista:
2475-7241
N° Volume:
10
Numero o Fascicolo:
1
Intervallo pagine:
113-129
Parole chiave:
Environment, Inappropriate Testing, Laboratory Medicine
Breve descrizione dei contenuti:
Background: The use of laboratory resources has seen a substantial increase in recent years, driven by automation and emerging technologies. However, inappropriate use of laboratory testing, encompassing both overuse and underuse, poses significant challenges. Content: This review explores the complex interplay between patient safety, economic, and environmental factors-known as the "triple bottom line" or "3Ps" for people, profit, and planet-associated with inappropriate use of laboratory resources. The first part of the review outlines the impact of inappropriate laboratory testing on patient safety and economic outcomes. Then the review examines the available literature on the environmental impact of laboratory activities. Several practical solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of laboratories are discussed. Finally, this review emphasizes how decreasing unnecessary laboratory testing results in cost savings and environmental benefits, as evidenced by interventional studies, without compromising patient safety. Summary: The implementation of sustainable practices in laboratories can create a virtuous circle in which reduced testing enhances cost-efficiency, reduces the environmental footprint, and ensures patient safety, thereby benefiting the 3Ps. This review highlights the critical need for appropriate laboratory resource utilization in achieving sustainability in healthcare.
Pagina Web:
https://academic.oup.com/jalm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jalm/jfae087/7808806?login=false
Id prodotto:
141411
Handle IRIS:
11562/1140367
ultima modifica:
4 febbraio 2025
Citazione bibliografica:
Devis, Luigi; Closset, Mélanie; Degosserie, Jonathan; Lessire, Sarah; Modrie, Pauline; Gruson, Damien; Favaloro, Emmanuel J; Lippi, Giuseppe; Mullier, François; Catry, Emilie, Revisiting the Environmental Impact of Inappropriate Clinical Laboratory Testing: A Comprehensive Overview of Sustainability, Economic, and Quality of Care Outcomes «THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED LABORATORY MEDICINE» , vol. 10 , n. 12025pp. 113-129

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