Environmental sustainable ICU care

ICU care is lifesaving but also resource intensive for patients, healthcare professionals, and the environment. Efforts to improve environmental sustainability in ICUs are growing, and the EfCCNa Sustainability Working Group is committed to sharing knowledge and best practices.

Below are open-access resources on projects and publications that can help make ICU care more sustainable.

Key Resources

• Environmentally sustainable critical care: Special issue introduction
• Intensive Care Environmental Sustainability Recipe Book 

Practical Guides for a Greener ICU

• Choosing Wisely & Climate Action – Sustainable decision-making in critical care
• The Green ICU – A Dutch initiative (change language to English)

Starting a Green Team in Your ICU

If you have a group of colleagues interested in environmental sustainability, consider forming a Green Team in your ICU. These papers provide guidance:

• Create Intensive Care Green Teams - There is No Time to Waste
• Environmental Sustainability in Intensive Care: The Path Forward (ESICM Green Paper)
• EfCCNa Position Statement: Towards sustainable intensive care
• ICU Management & Practice (Vol 23, Issue 3, 2023) – "The Greener ICU"

About the EfCCNa Sustainability Working Group

Our team includes people from across Europe, working together to advance sustainable ICU practices:
Jelena Slijepčević (Croatia) | Mario Pytel (Czechia) | Hedvika Literová (Czechia) | Anneliese Raab (Austria) | Alexander Furmanov (Israel) | Ziga Vrhovnik (Slovenia) | Stelios Iordanau (Cyprus) | Willemke Stilma (Netherlands)

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