Decarbonizing surgical care: a qualitative systematic review guided by the Congruence Model

L Kloevekorn, O Roemeling, A Fakha, E Hage… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Background The healthcare sector must navigate the challenge of caring for individuals
affected by climate change while being a significant emitter of carbon emissions. This study …

Sustainability in surgical practice: a collaborative call toward environmental sustainability in operating rooms

SM Johnson, S Marconi, M Sanchez-Casalongue… - Surgical …, 2024 - Springer
Background The healthcare system plays a pivotal role in environmental sustainability, and
the operating room (OR) significantly contributes to its overall carbon footprint. In response …

[HTML][HTML] Overcoming barriers to proactive plastic recycling toward a sustainable future

A Chapman, KK Sen, T Mochida, Y Yoshimoto… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The plastics sector, accounting for a significant portion of global emissions, presents a
challenge and an opportunity in achieving carbon neutrality. Despite Japan's commendable …

Advancing Sustainability in Healthcare: A Scoping Review of Global Recycling Practices in Operating Rooms

E Moya, SA Bryant, N Horneck, V Taylor… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The healthcare sector, particularly operating rooms (ORs), generates significant waste,
contributing to global environmental pollution. This scoping review aimed to assess global …

Eco-Friendly and COVID-19 Friendly? Decreasing the Carbon Footprint of the Operating Room in the COVID-19 Era

C Tsagkaris, H Saeed, L Laubscher, A Eleftheriades… - Diseases, 2023 - mdpi.com
Surgery is one of the most energy-intensive branches of healthcare. Although the COVID-19
pandemic has reduced surgical volumes, infection control protocols have increased the …

Pediatric Surgeon Perceptions on Operating Room Environmental Stewardship and Current Institutional Climate-Smart Actions

GA Sullivan, AJ Reiter, C Smith, RD Glick… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Operating rooms generate significant greenhouse gas emissions. Our objective
was to assess current institutional climate-smart actions and pediatric surgeon perceptions …

Unleashing The Power Of Smart Money: Leveraging Fintech And Data Analytics

N Erum, J Said, K Musa… - … Proceedings of Social …, 2023 - europeanproceedings.com
In this paper, we delve into the potentially transformative power of utilizing Fintech and data
analytics to gain financial insights. We shed light on the complementary nature between …

[PDF][PDF] Sustainable Operating Rooms: A Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Impact Analysis

A Savio, B Marchi, A Roletto, G Milano… - Rigas Tehniskas …, 2024 - sciendo.com
The healthcare sector is responsible for around 4.4% of worldwide greenhouse gas
emissions, according to estimates. Operating rooms are responsible for the greatest rate of …

Optimizing proper waste management in pediatric surgery: An observational study

ÉK Landry, CP Lemoine - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Operating rooms (OR) are responsible for the majority of waste production in
hospitals. Proper waste management including recycling is a sustainable initiative with no …

From Trash to Treasure: Launching a Medical Device Reprocessing Program

A Lehane, K Storton, M Perez, C Smith… - Journal of pediatric …, 2024 - Elsevier
2. Methods The medical device reprocessing program commenced at a free-standing
children's hospital in an urban area in February 2023. The initial target of this program was …