ArticleJournal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions2024
An Audit of Recyclable and Contaminated Waste From Invasive Cardiac Procedures.
Article in Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Taking sustainability of cardiac catheterization to the next level: the Hartplastic showcase.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2026Article
- The Green Cath Lab Challenge: Environmental Sustainability in Interventional Cardiology.Cureus · 2026Review
- Towards sustainable healthcare in otorhinolaryngology: assessing knowledge, engagement, and opportunities for change.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Towards Green Cardiovascular Care: Carbon Footprint Analysis in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease.Korean circulation journal · 2026Article
- Advances in Cardiovascular Therapies and Their Unintended Consequences.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Waste generation from health care facilities is significant. Quantifying and minimizing waste from cardiac catheterization laboratories (CCL) and cardiac operating theaters (COT) has received little attention in an effort to lessen its environmental impact. The purpose of this study was to assess the quantity of contaminated and recyclable waste resulting from invasive cardiac procedures. Methods: To assess the potential impact of recycling, quantify the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, and determine how much contaminated material needs to be managed, we audited the amount of hazardous and nonhazardous medical waste produced from CCL and COT in our cardiac center. Results: Every year, our cardiac center performs 350 cardiac surgeries and 2900 interventional cases. We estimated that annually 11,000 kg of recyclable waste and 30,000 kg of contaminated waste are generated. If this is extrapolated to all the CCL and COT globally, the anticipated annual waste production from invasive cardiac procedures is 150 million kg (150,000 metric tons). Conclusions: Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons must embrace sustainability as a critical need and join the effort to prevent global warming. One tiny action that each of us can take to improve the environment is to try to decrease waste while encouraging recycling.
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