Four Ways Plastic Surgeons Can Fight Climate Change.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
; 8(7): e2961, 2020 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-32802655
ABSTRACT
The climate crisis demands that surgeons reduce their environmental impact. Operating rooms are resource-intensive and are often wasteful. This makes them fitting targets for climate-conscious decision making. METHODS:
We searched for peer-reviewed literature describing how plastic surgeons might positively affect the environment through action in the operating room.RESULTS:
Several evidence-based, pro-climate practices may be undertaken by plastic surgeons. These strategies may be grouped into 4 types material, energy, technique, and dissemination. Each strategy is a way to reduce, reuse, recycle, research, or rethink.CONCLUSIONS:
Administrative obstacles to greener operating rooms are predictable and surmountable, especially because environmentally minded decisions are likely to save money. We anticipate a surge of environmental consciousness in healthcare. Plastic surgeons, as thought leaders, are well positioned to champion this cause.
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Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
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2020
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