Currently ongoing or under analysis:
In interdisciplinary collaboration with the emergency medical services of the city of Aachen, the Institute for Anthropogenic Material Cycles (ANTS), and the Center for Circular Economy (CCE), we conduct the first systematic life cycle assessment of the telemedicine emergency system compared to the traditional emergency system. Innovative solutions are essential to establish more sustainable aspects in healthcare.
This project initiated by our department compares the environmental impacts of an in-person anesthesia preoperative risk evaluation and informed consent apppointment to one via telemedicine. This analysis is conducted in close collaboration with the Institute for Anthropogenic Material Cycles (ANTS) from RWTH Aachen University.
In this EIT Health/EIT Raw Materials Project ‘Girls Go Circular’, high school students should gain a greater understanding of the connections between health and circular economy. By using real-life examples from clinical practice, they can identify issues and recognize potentials to implement circular economy in the hospital setting.
Intraoperative fresh gas flow and ventilation settings in Germany (NO-HARM)
This multicenter study initiated by our department aims to systematically capture ventilation settings during anesthesia in Germany, to recognize potential for improvement, and to optimize ventilation settings through a teaching intervention.
Safe and sustainable balanced anesthesia - identifying potentials in daily clinical routine
This multicenter study initiated by our department collects data on the consumption of volatile agents during anesthesia and investigates the potential regarding ventilation settings in healthy surgical patients to address both patient safety, and the aspects of sustainability and cost-efficiency.
Together with the clinic of thoracic surgery, the project „The thoracic surgery patient’s journey through the hospital – Resource consumption and potentials for sustainability” investigates which resources are used during a hospital stay in order to identify potentials for more sustainable solutions in health care and establish them in further projects.
