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Editorial
. 2021 Nov;103(10):709-712.
doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0297.

Our over-reliance on single-use equipment in the operating theatre is misguided, irrational and harming our planet

M F Bhutta  1   2
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Editorial

Our over-reliance on single-use equipment in the operating theatre is misguided, irrational and harming our planet

M F Bhutta. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 Nov.
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Professor Mahmood F Bhutta is Chair in ENT at Brighton & Sussex Medical School and Honorary ENT Consultant & Clinical Green Lead at University Hospitals Sussex.
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Principles of a linear versus circular economy, illustrated for a single-use versus reuseable gown. Data sources: ,,,,.
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