TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainability in surgical practice
T2 - a collaborative call toward environmental sustainability in operating rooms
AU - Johnson, Shaneeta M.
AU - Marconi, Stefania
AU - Sanchez-Casalongue, Manuel
AU - Francis, Nader
AU - Huo, Bright
AU - Alseidi, Adnan
AU - Alimi, Yewande R.
AU - Pietrabissa, Andrea
AU - Arezzo, Alberto
AU - Frountzas, Maximos
AU - Bellato, Vittoria
AU - Potapov, Oleksii
AU - Barach, Paul
AU - Rems, Miran
AU - Bello, Ricardo J.
AU - Nijhawan, Sheetal
AU - Oslock, Wendelyn M.
AU - Sathe, Tejas S.
AU - Hall, Ryan P.
AU - Miller, Benjamin
AU - Samreen, Sarah
AU - Chung, Jimmy
AU - Marfo, Nana
AU - Lim, Robert B.
AU - Vandeberg, Jonathan
AU - Eussen, Myrthe M.
AU - Bouvy, Nicole D.
AU - Sylla, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
Patricia Sylla is a consultant for Ethicon, Safeheal, Tissium, and Stryker. Nader Francis has consulted for Medtronic, Olympus, Applied Medical, Pharmacosmos and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. Robert Lim is a consultant for Up-to-date. Shaneeta Johnson is a consultant for Baxter and Intuitive Surgical. Yewande Alimi is a consultant for Medtronic. Sheetal Nijhawan is a consultant for Smart SurgN. Benjamin Miller has research funding from the American Hernia Society. Stefania Marconi, Manuel Sanchez-Casalongue, Bright Huo, Adnan Alseidi, Andrea Pietrabissa, Alberto Arezzo, Maximos Frountzas, Vittoria Bellato, Oleksii Potapov, Paul Barach, Miran Rems, Ricardo J Bello, Wendelyn M. Oslock, Tejas S. Sathe, Ryan P. Hall, Sarah Samreen, Jimmy Chung, Nana Marfo, Jonathan Vandeberg, Myrthe Eussen, Nicole Bouvy have no have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Background: The healthcare system plays a pivotal role in environmental sustainability, and the operating room (OR) significantly contributes to its overall carbon footprint. In response to this critical challenge, leading medical societies, government bodies, regulatory agencies, and industry stakeholders are taking measures to address healthcare sustainability and its impact on climate change. Healthcare now represents almost 20% of the US national economy and 8.5% of US carbon emissions. Internationally, healthcare represents 5% of global carbon emissions. US Healthcare is an outlier in both per capita cost, and per capita greenhouse gas emission, with almost twice per capita emissions compared to every other country in the world. Methods: The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) established the Sustainability in Surgical Practice joint task force in 2023. This collaborative effort aims to actively promote education, mitigation, and innovation, steering surgical practices toward a more sustainable future. Results: Several key initiatives have included a survey of members' knowledge and awareness, a scoping review of terminology, metrics, and initiatives, and deep engagement of key stakeholders. Discussion: This position paper serves as a Call to Action, proposing a series of actions to catalyze and accelerate the surgical sustainability leadership needed to respond effectively to climate change, and to lead the societal transformation towards health that our times demand.
AB - Background: The healthcare system plays a pivotal role in environmental sustainability, and the operating room (OR) significantly contributes to its overall carbon footprint. In response to this critical challenge, leading medical societies, government bodies, regulatory agencies, and industry stakeholders are taking measures to address healthcare sustainability and its impact on climate change. Healthcare now represents almost 20% of the US national economy and 8.5% of US carbon emissions. Internationally, healthcare represents 5% of global carbon emissions. US Healthcare is an outlier in both per capita cost, and per capita greenhouse gas emission, with almost twice per capita emissions compared to every other country in the world. Methods: The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) established the Sustainability in Surgical Practice joint task force in 2023. This collaborative effort aims to actively promote education, mitigation, and innovation, steering surgical practices toward a more sustainable future. Results: Several key initiatives have included a survey of members' knowledge and awareness, a scoping review of terminology, metrics, and initiatives, and deep engagement of key stakeholders. Discussion: This position paper serves as a Call to Action, proposing a series of actions to catalyze and accelerate the surgical sustainability leadership needed to respond effectively to climate change, and to lead the societal transformation towards health that our times demand.
KW - Carbon footprint
KW - Climate change
KW - Decarbonization
KW - Environmental sustainability
KW - Green operating rooms
KW - Greenhouse gas emissions
KW - Minimally invasive surgery
KW - Surgical practice
KW - Surgical sustainability
U2 - 10.1007/s00464-024-10962-0
DO - 10.1007/s00464-024-10962-0
M3 - Article
SN - 0930-2794
VL - 38
SP - 4127
EP - 4137
JO - Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
JF - Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
IS - 8
ER -