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Innovations towards achieving environmentally sustainable operating theatres: A systematic review.
Perry, Helen; Reeves, Nicola; Ansell, James; Cornish, Julie; Torkington, Jared; Morris, Daniel S; Brennan, Fiona; Horwood, James.
Afiliação
  • Perry H; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK; NHS Wales Health Education and Improvement Wales, UK. Electronic address: Helen.Perry3@wales.nhs.uk.
  • Reeves N; NHS Wales Health Education and Improvement Wales, UK; Aneurin Bevan Health Board, UK.
  • Ansell J; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
  • Cornish J; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
  • Torkington J; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
  • Morris DS; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
  • Brennan F; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
  • Horwood J; University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, UK.
Surgeon ; 21(3): 141-151, 2023 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35715311
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

The NHS accounts for 5.4% of the UK's total carbon footprint, with the perioperative environment being the most resource hungry aspect of the hospital. The aim of this systematic review was to assimilate the published studies concerning the sustainability of the perioperative environment, focussing on the impact of implemented interventions.

METHODS:

A systematic review was performed using Pubmed, OVID, Embase, Cochrane database of systematic reviews and Medline. Original manuscripts describing interventions aimed at improving operating theatre environmental sustainability were included.

RESULTS:

675 abstracts were screened with 34 manuscripts included. Studies were divided into broad themes; recycling and waste management, waste reduction, reuse, reprocessing or life cycle analysis, energy and resource reduction and anaesthetic gases. This review summarises the interventions identified and their resulting effects on theatre sustainability.

DISCUSSION:

This systematic review has identified simple, yet highly effective interventions across a variety of themes that can lead to improved environmental sustainability of surgical operating theatres. Combining these interventions will likely result in a synergistic improvement to the environmental impact of surgery.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Salas Cirúrgicas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Salas Cirúrgicas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article