LCA Tiers | Domain | Number of items listed | Examples of items | Type | Data sources |
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1 | Medical equipment | 39 | Stethoscope, thermometer, sphygmomanometer, scales, examination bed, needle, syringe, flashlight, saturometer, otoscope, ECG and x-ray devices | Medical | Practice inventory |
1 | Non-medical equipment | 20 | Computer, printer, desk, chair, table | Support | Practice inventory |
1 | Medical consumables | 57 | Bandage, compress, disinfectant, gloves, mask, tongue depressor, scalpel, swab test | Medical | Invoicing and billing |
1 | Non-medical consumables | 15 | Ink, toner, battery, paper, paper towels, plastic cups | Support | Invoicing and billing |
1 | Waste | General (non-recyclable) waste, paper, plastic, glass, hazardous waste | Support | Invoicing and billing, staff observation | |
1 | Staff mobility | Number of staff, mode of transportation, time and distance to the practice or to training place | Support | Survey | |
2 | Patient mobility | Mode of transportation, time and distance to the practice | Support | Survey | |
3 | Courier mobility | Means of transport, journey type, location of dispatch centre | Medical | Invoicing and billing | |
1 | Internal laboratory analyses | Equipment characteristics, usage patterns, number and types of analyses | Medical | Practice inventory, invoicing and billing | |
3 | External laboratory analyses | Number and types of analyses, details of external laboratories commissioned | Medical | Invoicing and billing | |
1 | Infrastructure | Surface area, date of founding, heating-system; type and consumption, running water consumption | Support | Invoicing and billing | |
1 | Electricity | Electricity consumption and source (renewable or not), included energy consumption of in-house computer server, and x-ray device if present | Support | Invoicing and billing |