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Minimising carbon and financial costs of steam sterilisation and packaging of reusable surgical instruments

Rosie Hillson
Rosie Hillson • 4 May 2022

Great study from Rizan et al (2021) estimating 'the carbon footprint and financial cost of decontaminating (steam sterilization) and packaging reusable surgical instruments. The study indicates how the burden might be reduced, enabling surgeons to drive action towards net-zero-carbon surgery'.

Chantelle Rizan, Rob Lillywhite, Malcolm Reed, Mahmood F Bhutta, Minimising carbon and financial costs of steam sterilisation and packaging of reusable surgical instruments, British Journal of Surgery, Volume 109, Issue 2, February 2022, Pages 200–210, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab406

Resource author(s)
Rizan, C., LillyWhite, R., Reed, M, & Bhutta, M
Resource publishing organisation(s) or journal
British Journal of Surgery
Resource publication date
November 2021

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