Eco-Friendly and COVID-19 Friendly? Decreasing the Carbon Footprint of the Operating Room in the COVID-19 Era

Eco-Friendly and COVID-19 Friendly? Decreasing the Carbon Footprint of the Operating Room in the COVID-19 Era

Surgery is one of the most energy-intensive branches of healthcare. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced surgical volumes, infection control protocols have increased the ecological footprint of surgery owing to the extensive use of personal protective equipment, sanitation, testing and isolati...

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Main Authors: Christos Tsagkaris, Hamayle Saeed, Lily Laubscher, Anna Eleftheriades, Sofoklis Stavros, Eirini Drakaki, Anastasios Potiris, Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, Dimos Sioutis, Periklis Panagopoulos, Ahsan Zil-E-Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
climate change
environmental sustainability
pandemic preparedness
surgery
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/11/4/157

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https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/11/4/157

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