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June 29, 2026Journal of Surgical ResearchOpen Access

Geographic Impact of Surgical Conferences on Travel Burden and Carbon Emissions: Multisociety Study

Puneet K. Bansal Akul Arora Boxiang Jiang Leonidas Tapias Vargas Jillian Sinopoli Philip Linden Christopher Towe

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This study aims to assess the environmental impact of surgical conference locations on travel-related carbon emissions.
Retrospective observational study of 22,976 attendees from five surgical societies over 14 conferences (2022-2025).
Travel distance calculated using great-circle methods; carbon emissions estimated using EPA emission factors.
Multivariable linear regression used to adjust for several factors, including geographic region.
Median one-way travel distance was 2096 km; Western US conferences had longest distances at 2842 km (P < 0.001).
Median round-trip emissions per attendee were 722 kg carbon dioxide-equivalent.
Western conferences produced approximately 702 additional metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent per 1000 attendees compared to Midwestern conferences.

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Retrospective study evaluates travel distance and carbon emissions in surgical conferences, suggesting geography's role in sustainability.

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Bansal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a45ff6f9ed134303130fd8d https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2026.05.081

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