I am trying to find an article that I have read on the green benefits of using a Treatment/Procedure Room for minor LA procedures over a full blown Operating Theatre. Has anyone got any info that will help me?
Liz
Hi Liz,
Not sure on the article but a Green Surgery challenge team from North Wales (Wrexham Maelor and Ysbyty Gwynedd Hospitals) completed a project last year which looked at reducing the carbon footprint of carpel tunnel release surgery by utilizing a minor procedure room instead of a theatre.
You can read their case study including environmental, social and financial outcomes at the bottom on the page here: SusQI case study: The upper “hand” of sustainability: Reducing the carbon footprint in hand surgery | CSH Networks (sustainablehealthcare.org.uk)
All the best,
Rosie
Thanks Rosie, Thats exactly what I was looking for and why I could find it doing a literature search. Much appreciated!
Liz