Scoping review demonstrates that waste reduction and anesthetic gas restriction lower carbon footprint in surgical practice, highlighting the value of multidisciplinary green teams.
Key Points
Educational initiatives, recycling programs, and noxious anesthetic gases restriction achieve the highest impact in reducing the carbon footprint of surgical care.
Scoping review of 22,439 screened records identified 85 articles on gastrointestinal surgery, with cohort designs and life cycle assessment representing dominant methodologies.
Highlights the necessity of multidisciplinary collaborations to standardize carbon dioxide equivalents metrics and reduce greenhouse gas emissions across healthcare systems.