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  "abstract": "Introduction\n\nThe healthcare sector contributes 5.4-7.0% of Australia's total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Among the most ubiquitous items used in healthcare organisations, whether it be hospital, clinic, or community health centres, are gloves.Methods\n\nWe reviewed two case studies of the \"Gloves Off!\" sustainability initiative to compare reduction in glove use and improvement in hand hygiene practice-one that featured a \"low-intensity\" campaign (Hospital A) and the other a \"high-intensity\" campaign (Hospital B).Results\n\nA comparison of glove use over the year before and after implementation of the Gloves Off! campaign shows that Hospital A achieved a 2.6% reduction (0.4% reduction per patient), while Hospital B achieved an 11.4% reduction in total glove consumption (7.8% reduction in glove use per patient).Conclusion\n\nSustainability initiatives can be initiated within busy emergency departments with reduced unnecessary use of nonsterile gloves, decreased CO2 emissions, and cost savings.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "South Western Sydney Local Health District, Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, Emergency Department, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia.",
    "University of Sydney, Heat and Health Research Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.",
    "Central Coast Local Health District, Wyong Hospital, Emergency Department, Wyong, New South Wales, Australia.",
    "University of Sydney, School of Physics, Integrated Sustainability Analysis, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.",
    "University of Sydney, Business School, School of Accounting, Governance and Regulation, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.",
    "South Western Sydney Local Health District, Sustainability Department, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia."
  ],
  "article_type": "research article",
  "arxiv": null,
  "author_total": 4,
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        1
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      "name": "Lai Heng Foong"
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        2
      ],
      "name": "Matthew Knox"
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    {
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        3,
        4
      ],
      "name": "Arunima Malik"
    },
    {
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        5
      ],
      "name": "Wendy Hird"
    }
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0af00y25f6w2a.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.5811/westjem.56980",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13660579",
  "id": "0af00y25f6w2a",
  "issns": [
    "1936-900X",
    "1936-9018"
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  "landing_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42900947",
  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
  "licence_label": "CC BY",
  "licence_source": "article",
  "licence_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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  "native_subjects": [
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      "2725|Infection Control in Healthcare"
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13660579?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13660579",
  "pmid": "42900947",
  "published": "2026-09-24",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0af00y25f6w2a.ris",
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  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "medicine",
      "origin": "openalex:2725|Infection Control in Healthcare",
      "subfield": "infectious-disease"
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  ],
  "title": "Higher Intensity Quality Improvement Campaign Yields Greater Reduction in Medical Glove Use: The \"Gloves Off!\" Campaign.",
  "title_text": "Higher Intensity Quality Improvement Campaign Yields Greater Reduction in Medical Glove Use: The \"Gloves Off!\" Campaign.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:37Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0af00y25f6w2a",
  "venue": "The western journal of emergency medicine",
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