Publications by authors named "M L J M Eussen"
Background: The evolution of endoscopic surgery has introduced a multitude of instruments, available in both disposable and reusable variants, influencing practices across various surgical specialties. Instrument selection is complex, considering individual preferences and institutional factors such as costs, instrument performance, and factors related to cleaning and sterilization. Notably, environmental sustainability has gained prominence due to the threat of climate change.
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- Surgical care in the operating room creates a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, making up a third of healthcare's total emissions.
- A big study looked at many articles about how gastrointestinal surgery affects the environment to find ways to make it more sustainable.
- The results showed that using less anesthetic gases and reducing surgical waste can significantly help lessen the impact on the environment, and having special teams to promote these changes is a good idea.
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- Surgeons around the world are interested in making surgery more eco-friendly, so a group was formed to learn more about their thoughts on this topic.
- They sent out a survey to understand how surgeons feel about being sustainable, how much they know about the carbon footprint of their surgeries, and what changes they are willing to make.
- The results showed that most surgeons want to help the environment but don’t know much about how their practices affect it; they prefer learning through online resources.
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- The healthcare system has a big impact on the environment, especially operating rooms, which contribute a lot to carbon emissions.
- Major organizations and governments are working together to make healthcare more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint.
- A new group called the Sustainability in Surgical Practice task force was formed to promote better practices and encourage actions that help both surgery and the environment.