Student Co-presenter Names

Fatma Al Arbawi, Joao De Araujo Jr., Cate Pittman, Fatmata Sesay, Adam Sobel

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Student Class

2027

Student Affiliation

Thayer School First Year Research in Engineering

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1548-117X

First Advisor

Emily Monroe

First Advisor Department

Department of Engineering Sciences—Thayer School of Engineering

Second Advisor

Dr. Heiko Pohl

Second Advisor Department

Geisel School of Medicine

Description

With this project we aimed to understand the current state of endoscopy carbon impact and ideate several possible solution sets to help our sponsor, gastroenterologist Dr. Heiko Pohl, know where to focus future engineering design and research. In the first term of research, we reviewed LCA frameworks and observed endoscopy procedures to understand where there were opportunities to improve on the carbon footprint of the procedure. Once identified, these improvement areas were the focus of our second term of work:

1. Hypothetical packaging, shipping, and material changes

2. Designing a reusable handle for polyp removal procedures

3. Designing a mechanism to keep bioloads out of the endoscope during procedures like a bile duct exploration

Publication Date

5-22-2024

Keywords

Gastroenterology Environmental Impact, Endoscopy, Life Cycle Assessment

Disciplines

Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Gastroenterology | Medicine and Health Sciences | Sustainability

Gastroenterology Environmental Impact Assessment: LCA in Endoscopy

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