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March 12, 20260 citations

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

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RARebecca AllieviSVSilvia ViciniCBChiara Bassetti

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

Considering the pressing climate crisis, these findings highlight the feasibility and necessity of adopting sustainable practices in surgical oncology to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining high-quality patient care.

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Allievi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b25b4996eeacc4fcec9de1https://doi.org/10.23736/s2724-5691.25.11034-4
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