Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review
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...
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| author | Emre Gorgun, MD Sumudu Dehipawala, MPH Matthew O’Hara, MBA Elena Naoumtchik, MSc Gaurav Gangoli, PharmD Crystal Ricketts, PhD Giovanni A. Tommaselli, MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Emre Gorgun, MD Sumudu Dehipawala, MPH Matthew O’Hara, MBA Elena Naoumtchik, MSc Gaurav Gangoli, PharmD Crystal Ricketts, PhD Giovanni A. Tommaselli, MD, PhD |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-a1a4f7148c3d44a4b83fe56acf7c97c72025-01-24T09:18:48ZengWolters Kluwer HealthAnnals of Surgery Open2691-35932024-09-0153e45110.1097/AS9.0000000000000451202409000-00009Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping ReviewEmre Gorgun, MD0Sumudu Dehipawala, MPH1Matthew O’Hara, MBA2Elena Naoumtchik, MSc3Gaurav Gangoli, PharmD4Crystal Ricketts, PhD5Giovanni A. Tommaselli, MD, PhD6* From the Department of Colorectal Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH† Evidence, Value, Access & Pricing, Trinity Life Sciences, Waltham, MA† Evidence, Value, Access & Pricing, Trinity Life Sciences, Waltham, MA‡ Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.‡ Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.‡ Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.‡ Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.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.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000451 |
| spellingShingle | Emre Gorgun, MD Sumudu Dehipawala, MPH Matthew O’Hara, MBA Elena Naoumtchik, MSc Gaurav Gangoli, PharmD Crystal Ricketts, PhD Giovanni A. Tommaselli, MD, PhD Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review Annals of Surgery Open |
| title | Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | environmental sustainability initiatives in the operating room a scoping review |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000451 |
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