Francesca Dal Mas, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Daniele Piccolo, Jeremy Balch, Helena Biancuzzi, Walter L Biffl, Stefano Campostrini, Enrico Cicuttin, Federico Coccolini, Dimitris Damaskos, Amanda C Filiberto, Claudia Filisetti, Gustavo Fraga, Simone Frassini, Paola Fugazzola, Timothy Hardcastle, Haytham M Kaafarani, Yoran Kluger, Maurizio Massaro, Jacopo Martellucci, Ernest Moore, Federico Ruta, Massimo Sartelli, Philip F Stahel, George Velmahos, Dieter G Weber, Fausto Catena, Tyler J Loftus, Luca Ansaloni
BACKGROUND: The importance of environmental sustainability is acknowledged in all sectors, including healthcare. To meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda, healthcare will need a paradigm shift toward more environmentally sustainable practices that will also impact clinical decision-making. The study investigates trauma and emergency surgeons' perception, acceptance, and employment of environmentally friendly habits. METHODS: An online survey based on the most recent literature regarding environmental sustainability in healthcare and surgery was created by a multidisciplinary committee and endorsed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)...
January 24, 2024: World Journal of Emergency Surgery: WJES