“Green” operating room. Can we and should we have a real impact on the environment?

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30944/20117582.2435

Palabras clave:

cambio climático, ambiente, quirófanos, instrumentos quirúrgicos, equipos desechables, eliminación de residuos sanitarios, lista de verificación

Resumen

As surgeons we must ask ourselves three questions:

• Is climate change and its impact on the environment a reality?
• What responsibility do we have as surgeons to act and mitigate and reverse this impact?
• What strategies can we implement to achieve this?

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Jaime Escallón, Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital; Toronto, ON, Canada.

MD, FACS, FRCSC. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

2435 / Escallón / “Green” operating room. Can we and should we have a real impact on the environment?

Publicado

2023-07-26

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Escallón, J. “Green” Operating Room. Can We and Should We Have a Real Impact on the Environment?. Rev Colomb Cir 2023, 38, 598-599.

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