Ueda, Tomoya and Li, James Weiquan and Ho, Shiaw Hooi and Singh, Rajvinder and Uedo, Noriya (2024) Precision endoscopy in the era of climate change and sustainability. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 39 (1). pp. 18-27. ISSN 0815-9319, DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.16383.
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Global warming caused by increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has a direct impact on human health. Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy contributes significantly to GHG emissions due to energy consumption, reprocessing of endoscopes and accessories, production of equipment, safe disposal of biohazardous waste, and travel by patients. Moreover, GHGs are also generated in histopathology through tissue processing and the production of biopsy specimen bottles. The reduction in unnecessary surveillance endoscopies and biopsies is a practical approach to decrease GHG emissions without affecting disease outcomes. This narrative review explores the role of precision medicine in GI endoscopy, such as image-enhanced endoscopy and artificial intelligence, with a focus on decreasing unnecessary endoscopic procedures and biopsies in the surveillance and diagnosis of premalignant lesions in the esophagus, stomach, and colon. This review offers strategies to minimize unnecessary endoscopic procedures and biopsies, decrease GHG emissions, and maintain high-quality patient care, thereby contributing to sustainable healthcare practices.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biopsy; Colonic neoplasm; Endoscopy; Esophageal neoplasm; Gastric neoplasm; Gastrointestinal |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Medicine Department |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2024 01:55 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2024 01:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45993 |
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