Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2012 Nov 20;184(17):1905-11.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.112139. Epub 2012 Jun 4.

People, planet and profits: the case for greening operating rooms

Yoan K Kagoma  1 , Nathan Stall, Edward Rubinstein, Douglas Naudie
Affiliations

People, planet and profits: the case for greening operating rooms

Yoan K Kagoma et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Visualizing the 5 R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink and research. LED = light-emitting diode.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Nussbaum GF. Alternative waste management strategies. Perioper Nurs Clin 2008;3:63–72
    1. Melamed A. Environmental accountability in perioperative settings. AORN J 2003;77:1157–68 - PubMed
    1. Laustsen G. Reduce–recycle–reuse: guidelines for promoting perioperative waste management. AORN J 2007;85:717–22 - PubMed
    1. Canada’s GHG emissions by sector, end-use and sub-sector — including electricity-related emissions. Ottawa (ON): Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency; 2008
    1. Hancock T. Doing less harm: assessing and reducing the environmental and health impact of Canada’s health care system. Branchton (ON): Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care; 2001

Substances