Reducing the environmental impact of breast cancer surgery: a pilot study on sustainable practices in the operating room.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the adoption of sustainable practices in surgical oncology to reduce environmental impact.
• Pilot study design focused on surgical oncology procedures
• Assessment of current practices and their environmental footprints
• Implementation of sustainable interventions
• Evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions during surgeries
• Sustainable practices were found feasible to integrate in the operating room
• A significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions was observed
• Patient care quality remained high despite changes in practices

Abstract