Are we ready for "green surgery" to promote environmental sustainability in the operating room? Results from the WSES STAR investigation.
Francesca Dal MasLorenzo CobianchiDaniele PiccoloJeremy BalchHelena BiancuzziWalter L BifflStefano CampostriniEnrico CicuttinFederico CoccoliniDimitris DamaskosAmanda C FilibertoClaudia FilisettiGustavo FragaSimone FrassiniPaola FugazzolaTimothy HardcastleHaytham M KaafaraniYoran KlugerMaurizio MassaroJacopo MartellucciErnest MooreFederico RutaMassimo SartelliPhilip F StahelGeorge VelmahosDieter G WeberFausto CatenaTyler J LoftusLuca Ansaloninull nullPublished in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2024)
The topic of environmental sustainability in healthcare and surgery is still in its infancy. There is a clear lack of salient guidance and knowledge, and there is a critical need for governments, institutions, health agencies, and scientific societies to promote, disseminate, and report environmentally friendly initiatives and their potential impacts while employing an interdisciplinary approach.