Sustainable orthopaedic surgery: initiatives to improve our environmental, social and economic impact

T McAleese, O Jagiella-Lodise, R Roopnarinesingh… - The Surgeon, 2023 - Elsevier
In response to appeals from the WHO and The Lancet, a collaborative statement from over
200 medical journals was published in September 2021, advising international governments …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental sustainability in orthopaedic surgery: a scoping review

KM Phoon, I Afzal, DH Sochart, V Asopa… - Bone & Joint …, 2022 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims In the UK, the NHS generates an estimated 25 megatonnes of carbon dioxide
equivalents (4% to 5% of the nation's total carbon emissions) and produces over 500,000 …

The environmental impact of orthopaedic surgery

JR Saleh, A Mitchell, TK Stephanie, R Outterson… - JBJS, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The Environmental Impact of Orthopaedic Surgery : JBJS The Environmental Impact of
Orthopaedic Surgery : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical …

ZIF-8@ s-EPS as a novel hydrophilic multifunctional biomaterial for efficient scale inhibition, antibacterial and antifouling in water treatment

RX Gao, Y Li, TT Zhu, YX Dai, XH Li, L Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydrophilic biomaterial was constructed based on the soluble extracellular
polysaccharides (s-EPS) secreted by Bacillus megaterium and zeolitic imidazolate …

An Analysis of Water Used and Wasted at Operating Room (OR) Scrub Sinks and Call to Action for Reducing Water Waste

CJ Hu, M Reilly, I Khan, AW Hoel, C Sturgeon… - Annals of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To model the volume of water used and wasted during wet scrubs at operating
room (OR) scrub sinks and identify factors for reducing water waste. Background: Wasteful …

“Water or not water: That is the question.” Analysis of costs and consumption of the operating theaters in a greener perspective

S Restaino, V Tius, M Arcieri, A Biasioli… - … of Gynecology & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare the amounts of water and plastic used in surgical hand washing with
medicated soaps and with alcohol‐based products and to compare costs and consumption …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review

E Gorgun, S Dehipawala, M O'Hara… - Annals of Surgery …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Soluções viáveis para a conservação de água em estabelecimentos assistenciais de saúde

LF Santana - 2023 - rlbea.unb.br
A conservação da água tem se tornado um componente essencial para a gestão dos
recursos hídricos diante do atual cenário de incertezas quanto à disponibilidade de água. A …

Water–An Evaporating Resource

AR Mitchell, JR Saleh - Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans are affected in numerous ways by climate change. Drought and water scarcity is an
important area that must be addressed. Hospitals use a large amount of their community's …

Environmental Sustainability in Veterinary Practice

E West - One Health for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians …, 2023 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Chapter 7 looks at environmental sustainability and is a pivotal chapter in the book helping
veterinary nurses to understand the science of climate change for veterinary practice …