Scoping review for the SAGES EAES joint collaborative on sustainability in surgical practice.

Bright HuoM M M EussenStefania MarconiShaneeta M JohnsonNader FrancisWendelyn M OslockNana MarfoOleksii PotapovRicardo J BelloRobert B LimJonathan VandebergRyan P HallAdnan Alseidi M D EdMManuel Sanchez-CasalongueYewande R AlimiAndrea PietrabissaAlberto ArezzoMaximos FrountzasVittoria BellatoPaul BarachMiran RemsSheetal NijihawanTejas S SatheBenjamin MillerSarah SamreenJimmy ChungN D BouvyPatricia Sylla

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2024)

This review establishes standard terminology and outcome measures used to define the environmental footprint of surgical practices. Impactful initiatives to achieve sustainability in surgical practice will require education and multidisciplinary collaborations among key stakeholders including surgeons, researchers, operating room staff, hospital managers, industry partners, and policymakers.

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