Journal of pediatric surgery
Pediatric minor procedure rooms generate less waste compared to similar procedures in operating rooms.
Sukham K Brar, Rainaa Kanabar, John Vecchio, Ken Edwards, Jacob Davidson, Claire A Wilson, Peter Wang, Jennifer Y Lam, Julie E Strychowsky
Published: 202510.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162847
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Operating rooms (ORs) are major contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and hospital waste, producing up to 33 % of a hospital's total waste. Waste in the OR also arises from underutilized surgical instrument trays. Minor procedure roo…
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