Yeoh Cindy B, Lee Kathleen J, Coric Vanja, Tollinche Luis E
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Department of Anesthesiology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
EC Clin Med Case Rep. 2020 Dec;3(12):1-6. Epub 2020 Nov 16.
The environmental debate on going green in the operating room (OR) has been a controversial topic for many years. Challengers of greening efforts cite various obstacles and arguments against these initiatives. However, ORs in the United States continue to generate a staggering amount of waste daily. In this article, we review major barriers to going green and highlight simple, yet effective greening strategies that anesthesia practices could adopt to reduce our carbon footprint.
关于手术室实现绿色环保的环境辩论多年来一直是个有争议的话题。绿化努力的挑战者列举了各种障碍并反对这些举措。然而,美国的手术室每天仍产生数量惊人的废物。在本文中,我们回顾了实现绿色环保的主要障碍,并强调了麻醉实践可以采用的简单而有效的绿化策略,以减少我们的碳足迹。