The carbon footprint of products used in five common surgical operations: identifying contributing products and processes.
Chantelle RizanRobert LillywhiteMalcolm ReedMahmood F BhuttaPublished in: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine (2023)
Change in practice and policy should be targeted towards those products making greatest contribution, and should include reducing single-use items and switching to reusables, alongside optimising processes for decontamination and waste disposal, modelled to reduce carbon footprint of these operations by 23%-42%.