Perspectives on sustainability among surgeons: findings from the SAGES-EAES sustainability in surgical practice task force survey
Surgeons believe that operating room waste is a critical issue and are willing to change practice to improve it. However, there exists a gap in understanding the environmental impact of surgical procedures and supplies, and a sizable minority have some degree of concern about potential adverse consequences of implementing sustainable policies. This study uniquely provides an international, multidisciplinary snapshot of surgeons' attitudes, knowledge, concerns, willingness, and preferred educational modalities related to mitigating the environmental impact of surgical practice.
Authors
- Sarah Samreen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3774-9552)
- Tejas S. Sathe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0449-4469)
- Miran Rems (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-0794)
- Yewande Alimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7318-7158)
- Vittoria Bellato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0123-1700)
- Myrthe M.M. Eussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6686-0237)
- Wendelyn M. Oslock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2169-5625)
- Paul Barach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7906-698X)
- Benjamin T. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-7794)
- Amir Ashraf‐Ganjouei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2745-5032)
- Nana Marfo
- Shaneeta M. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-440X)
- Patricia A. Sylla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9737-994X)
- Andrea Pietrabissa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-7587)
- Nader Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8498-9175)
- Stefania Marconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-6180)
- Ricardo J. Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-4553)
- Robert B. Lim
- Alberto Arezzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-4082)
- Nicole D. Bouvy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4070-8559)
- Ryan P. Hall
- Oleksii Potapov
- Manuel Sanchez-Casalongue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2655-4712)
- Laleh Foroutani
- Sheetal Nijhawan
- Jimmy Chung
- Bright Huo
- Adnan Alseidi
- Jonathan Vandeberg
- Maximos Frountzas
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Tufts Medical Center (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Jacksonville College (US)
- Carolinas Medical Center (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- College of Nursing in Celje (SI)
- Birmingham VA Medical Center (US)
- Regional Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Hippocration General Hospital (GR)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- HealthPartners (US)
- University of Turin (IT)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Morehouse School of Medicine (US)
- University of Rzeszów (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-11137-7
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.78