Unidades de cuidado intensivo con conciencia ecológica oportunidades y retos en latinoamérica
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Cambio climático, huella de carbono, hospitales verdes, sostenibilidad, impacto ambiental, gestión ambiental.Resumen
La unidad de cuidado intensivo son áreas hospitalarias especializadas en la atención de pacientes con enfermedades graves con alto riesgo de inestabilidad a corto plazo quienes requiere vigilancia permanente para así poder responder de forma rápida y oportuna, siendo un área altamente especializada requiere de un gran aporte de recursos siendo una de las fuentes más importantes de contaminación a nivel hospitalario (1) . Este articulo aborda la problemática de como las unidades de cuidado intensivo son parte del problema del cambio climático, así como las oportunidades y retos que se tienen para generar Uci más verdes.
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