Operating rooms are considered a significant revenue source, as well as the main source of
waste and cost, among the hospital's departments. Any cost savings in operating rooms will …

There is a bidirectional relationship between climate change and health care. Climate
change threatens public health, and health care contributes to climate change. For example …

Background The aim of this study was to estimate the carbon footprint and financial cost of
decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments …

Consumer single-use plastic waste has received much attention from the public, policy-
makers and researchers. However, the management of such waste in medical settings has …

Background Healthcare waste contributes substantially to the world's carbon footprint. Our
aims are to review the current knowledge of Interventional Radiology (IR) waste generation …

There are increasing worldwide concerns about the negative impacts of healthcare waste
generated in hospitals, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Hazardous type of …

Abstract Background Surgical Tray Rationalization (STR) consists of a systematic reduction
in the number of surgical instruments to perform specific procedures without compromising …

Purpose: To determine the amount of waste produced from phacoemulsification surgeries
and ways to curtail the problem. Setting: Miri Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia. Design …

Aims and objectives To describe how nurses and nurse managers consider sustainable
development principles in their daily work, how well they recognise these principles and …

Climate change, environmental degradation, and biodiversity loss are adversely affecting
human health and exacerbating existing inequities, intensifying pressures on already …