ArticleProstate cancer and prostatic diseases2024
The impact of radical prostatectomy on global climate: a prospective multicentre study comparing laparoscopic versus robotic surgery.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Green is the new gold: a systematic review of the environmental impact of urological procedures, telehealth, and conferences.The Canadian journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
- Green surgery: a systematic review of the environmental impact of laparotomy, laparoscopy, and robotics.Updates in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Environmental sustainability in urologic practices: a systematic review.World journal of urology · 2025Pooled it
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- Grid carbon intensity drives the electricity-related carbon footprint of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a cross-jurisdiction modelling study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Life Cycle Assessment of HoLEP: Quantifying Environmental Impact and Opportunities for Sustainable Urologic Surgery.European urology open science · 2026Article
- Environmental stewardship and robotic surgery: innovation without compromise.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- The Hidden Cost of Precision: Financial, Training, and Environmental Trade-Offs in Robotic HPB Surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Contribution of hospitals and clinical services to global warming: a scoping systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The evolution of radical prostatectomy: a scoping review on surgical techniques and integration of surgeon-assisting concepts into the surgical workflow.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Applying Abstract Text Mining as a Complement to PRISMA in Reviewing the Scope of Healthcare's Circular Economy Comment on "A Review of the Applicability of Current Green Practices in Healthcare Facilities".International journal of health policy and management · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Carbon-Emissions Within Secondary Healthcare: Systematic Review and Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2025Review
- A new heuristic framework for estimating indirect (Scope 3) emissions of large organizations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The carbon footprint of transperineal prostate biopsy.BJUI compass · 2025Article
- Measuring and improving the cradle-to-grave environmental performance of urological procedures.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025Review
- Supporting managerial decisions: a comparison of new robotic platforms through time-driven activity-based costing within a value-based healthcare framework.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The environmental impact of multi-specialty robotic-assisted surgery: a waste audit analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Carbon footprints in the urologic field: From diagnosis to surgery.Investigative and clinical urology · 2025Review
- The Application of Surface Luminance Distribution Measurements to the Evaluation of Neoplastic Lesions of the Prostate Gland.Cancers · 2025Article
- The Carbon Footprint of Hospital Services and Care Pathways: A State-of-the-Science Review.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Review
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19 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMore than 4% of the global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by healthcare system. Focusing on the environmental impact of minimally invasive surgery, we assessed and compared the CO
methodsIn patients prospectively enrolled, we evaluated the age, surgical and anesthesiologic time, postoperative intensive care unit and hospital stay, blood transfusion, pre- and postoperative hemoglobin and Gleason score, open conversion need, and complications (Clavien-Dindo classification). We assessed the life cycle to estimate the energy consumption for surgical procedures and hospital stays. We reported the materials, CO
resultsOf the 223 patients investigated, 119 and 104 patients underwent RALP and LRP, respectively. The two groups were comparable as regards age and preoperative Gleason score. The laparoscopic and robotic instruments weighed 1733 g and 1737 g, respectively. The CO
conclusionsRALP generates substantially less CO
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