We read with great interest the article by Henniger et al 1 about reducing scope 3 carbon emissions in endoscopy and would like to discuss several points. First, we commend the study’s transparency, as manufacturers provided detailed information about their fabrication and delivery processes. This collaboration exemplifies our shared goal of environmental protection. Furthermore, this is the first prospective study with an intervention aimed at reducing the endoscopy footprint, leading to significant positive impacts and encouraging further interventional ecological research. Educating staff to reduce scope 3 emissions by minimising the number of devices is a promising approach to fostering sustainability. However, the study’s overall device reduction of just 10% may not substantially lower our global footprint, as the emissions related to procedure devices represent only a fraction of the total environmental impact. In our recent study comparing two types of endoscopic resections,2 we measured …

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设备替代可以减轻环境负担：策略替代呢？


我们饶有兴趣地阅读了 Henniger 等人 1 关于减少内窥镜检查范围 3 碳排放的文章，并想讨论几点。首先，我们赞扬这项研究的透明度，因为制造商提供了有关其制造和交付过程的详细信息。此次合作体现了我们共同的环保目标。此外，这是第一项旨在减少内窥镜足迹的干预措施的前瞻性研究，产生显着的积极影响并鼓励进一步的干预生态学研究。教育员工通过最大限度地减少设备数量来减少范围 3 排放是促进可持续发展的一种有前途的方法。然而，该研究仅减少 10% 的整体设备可能不会显着减少我们的全球足迹，因为与手术设备相关的排放仅占总环境影响的一小部分。在我们最近的研究中，比较了两种类型的内窥镜切除术，2 我们测量了......