Clinicians sometimes order CT and MRI or lab tests to avoid potential litigation rather than for their diagnostic value. Although that self-protective strategy may reduce personal liability, it comes at the cost of a negative effect on the environment, a sustainability expert noted during the 2025 Critical Care Congress, in Orlando, Fla.
“We should only perform tests that we absolutely need to do,” said Seema Gandhi, MD, an anesthesiologist and the medical director