Solid Waste and Associated Environmental Impact of WALANT Carpal Tunnel Release Performed Across Three Clinical Settings
Limiting the environmental impact of surgery is possible. Moving common hand surgeries such as CTR to the clinic may be a more efficient way to achieve improvements in environmental impact than changing hospital or ASC policies.
Authors
- David M. Megee
- Matthew L. Drake
- Charles C. Jehle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7780-1074)
- Jordan Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4078-7296)
- Anh-Thu Le
- S.R. Douglas
Institutions
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal Of Hand Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.01.003
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39