Carbon footprint reduction in shoulder surgery by the rationalisation of single-use convenience packs
Through a simple method of single-use convenience pack rationalisation, we have reduced the annual carbon footprint of shoulder surgery at our institution. The same methodology is being applied to all orthopaedic packs.
Authors
- Alex Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-3454)
- Ryan Hillier-Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7351-3657)
- Hafiz Muhammad Imran
- Rabia Iqbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-0537)
- Henry Colaço (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4428-2519)
Institutions
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Shoulder & Elbow
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17585732251364390
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00