ArticleAnnals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches2024
Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review.
Article in Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Environmental sustainability evidence in critical care medicine: a scoping review.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2026Article
- An 18-month pilot microbiological evaluation of sterilized operating room supplies stored under routine clinical conditions at a single hospital in Japan.BMC research notes · 2026Observational
- Towards Sustainable Bone Grafting: Life Cycle Assessment of Donor Cadaver-Derived Allograft (BMG) Production Using a BMP-Preserving Approach.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Twin Transformation in Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Convergence of Digital Innovation and Sustainability.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Review
- Sustainability in Ophthalmology: A Comparative Study of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Surgeons and Nurses.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
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- Green Surgery and Sustainability in Orthopaedic Operating Rooms: A Comprehensive Review of Environmental Initiatives.Cureus · 2025Review
- Climate change and cancer care: impacts and implications for patients and healthcare professionals.Ecancermedicalscience · 2025Article
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Abstract
The global healthcare industry has a substantial environmental footprint and therefore has a responsibility to decrease its impact. Changes to increase sustainability will only occur if healthcare providers (HCPs) and decision-makers understand and incorporate environmentally conscious practices in the operating room (OR). This scoping review aimed to assess hospital initiatives undertaken to support environmental sustainability in the OR, with a focus on HCP and hospital decision-maker beliefs and perceptions related to sustainability. A scoping review was conducted using Embase and PubMed. Searches were performed to identify relevant studies published between January 2011 and November 2022. A total of 163 publications were included: 10 systematic literature reviews and 153 original research articles. Most studies reported department-wide sustainability measures (waste reduction, staff education, etc), which were evaluated by the reduction in generated waste and energy, emission of greenhouse gasses, and costs. Despite up to 97% of HCPs noting willingness to improve sustainability within practices, up to 80.9% of HCPs stated that they lacked the necessary training and information. In conclusion, this research highlights a recent increase in interest about sustainability initiatives in the OR and that HCPs and surgical staff are not only willing to participate but also have suggestions on how to minimize the environmental impact of the OR.
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