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People, planet and profits: the case for greening operating rooms

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Over the past 40 years, the health care industry has undergone radical changes in the types of products it uses and its waste disposal practices.[1][1],[2][2] In the 1980s, concerns about the spread of blood-borne diseases prompted a shift from reusable to single-use devices, resulting in increases

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Authors: Kagoma, Y., Stall, N., Rubinstein, E., & Naudie, D.
Affiliations: Western University (CA)
ORCID: Stall, Nathan
Venue: Canadian Medical Association Journal
Publisher: CMA Joule Inc.
Published: 2012-06-04
Volume: 184
Issue: 17
Pages: 1905-1911
ISSN: 0820-3946 (ISSN-L)
1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.112139
PMC: PMC3503903
OpenAlex: W2130867920
Cited by: 229
References: 41
Citations by year: 2026: 30 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 2.78
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
doi.org
Locations: Canadian Medical Association Journal (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Architecture › Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability
Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
Keywords: environmental sustainability in healthcare, single-use medical devices, reusable medical devices, health care waste, blood-borne transmission, environmental impact of healthcare
MeSH terms: Humans, Operating Rooms, Waste Disposal, Fluid, Gas Scavengers, Health Care Costs, Efficiency, Organizational, Equipment Reuse, Medical Waste Disposal, Greenhouse Effect, Product Packaging

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