A long road ahead. A German national survey study on awareness and willingness of surgeons towards the carbon footprint of modern surgical procedures

Background: Climate change may well be the “largest threat” to humankind. Changes to our climate system lead to a decrease in global health. The healthcare sector presents one of the largest carbon footprints across all industries. Since surgical departments have one of the largest carbon footprints...

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Main Authors: Sven Jacob, Sophie Anne Schust, Martin Angele, Jens Werner, Markus Guba, Nikolaus Börner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024012295