Reusable Scrub Cap Attitudes and Hospital Policy Change With Operating Room Sustainability Education
= 0.01). Post-lecture, 87.9% felt knowledgeable, 94.4% felt motivated to improve OR sustainability, and 42.5% preferred single-use scrub caps. No differences were noted among comparison groups post-lecture. At the end of the study period, official hospital policy was revised to allow use of reusable scrub caps. Comparing the 6 months before and after the policy change, 31,200 fewer disposable scrub caps were purchased at a cost savings of $976.22.
Authors
- Dan Nguyen
- Naveenraj L. Solomon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-2312)
- Sharon S. Lum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-9032)
- Jasmine Hutchinson
- Hala Nashed
- Ashley Kempf
- Marianne Schul
- Liang Ji
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Loma Linda University Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2026-04-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261441682
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00