The impact of switching from single-use to reusable healthcare products: a transparency checklist and systematic review of life-cycle assessments

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sterilization Packaging for Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable versus Reusable Systems

(2022) Herman J. Friedericy et al.   Sustainability

Life cycle assessment of stainless-steel reusable speculums versus disposable acrylic speculums in a university clinic setting: a case study

(2022) Monica I Rodriguez Morris et al.   Environmental Research Communications

A Transparency Checklist for Carbon Footprint Calculations Applied within a Systematic Review of Virtual Care Interventions

(2022) Oliver Lange et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Environmental impact of personal protective equipment distributed for use by health and social care services in England in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic

(2021) Chantelle Rizan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

(2021) Matthew J Page et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Engineering Design Process of Face Masks Based on Circularity and Life Cycle Assessment in the Constraint of the COVID-19 Pandemic

(2021) Núria Boix Rodríguez et al.   Sustainability

Operating in a Climate Crisis: A State-of-the-Science Review of Life Cycle Assessment within Surgical and Anesthetic Care

(2021) Jonathan Drew et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Life cycle assessment of single-use surgical and embedded filtration layer (EFL) reusable face mask

(2021) Amos Wei Lun Lee et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

A life cycle assessment of reprocessing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic

(2021) Bart van Straten et al.   Scientific Reports

Environmental impact and life cycle financial cost of hybrid (reusable/single-use) instruments versus single-use equivalents in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

(2021) Chantelle Rizan et al.   SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

A Comparative Carbon Footprint Analysis of Disposable and Reusable Vaginal Specula

(2020) Laura M. Donahue et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

An Environmental Analysis of Reusable and Disposable Surgical Gowns

(2020) Eric Vozzola et al.   AORN JOURNAL

Environmental and economic comparison of reusable and disposable blood pressure cuffs in multiple clinical settings

(2020) Sarah A. Sanchez et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

The Carbon Footprint of Surgical Operations

(2020) Chantelle Rizan et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Assessment of the environmental impacts of medical devices: a review

(2020) Ana Catarina Sousa et al.   ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

The impact on life cycle carbon footprint of converting from disposable to reusable sharps containers in a large US hospital geographically distant from manufacturing and processing facilities

(2019) Brett McPherson et al.   PeerJ

International comparison of health care carbon footprints

(2019) Peter-Paul Pichler et al.   Environmental Research Letters

A Budget Impact Model to Estimate the Environmental Impact of Adopting RESPIMAT® Re-usable in the Nordics and Benelux

(2019) Gustaf Ortsäter et al.   ADVANCES IN THERAPY

Quantifying hospital services by carbon footprint: A systematic literature review of patient care alternatives

(2019) Fadhel Alshqaqeeq et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Incorporating the Environmental Impact into a Budget Impact Analysis: The Example of Adopting RESPIMAT® Re-usable Inhaler

(2019) Gustaf Ortsäter et al.   Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Environmental considerations in the selection of isolation gowns: A life cycle assessment of reusable and disposable alternatives

(2018) Eric Vozzola et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Life Cycle Assessment and Costing Methods for Device Procurement

(2018) Jodi D. Sherman et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Carbon Footprint in Flexible Ureteroscopy: A Comparative Study on the Environmental Impact of Reusable and Single-Use Ureteroscopes

(2018) Niall F. Davis et al.   JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY

Systematic review of reusable versus disposable laparoscopic instruments: costs and safety

(2016) Joey Siu et al.   ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Comparative life cycle assessment of reused versus disposable dental burs

(2014) Scott R. Unger et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Eco-efficiency of disposable and reusable surgical instruments—a scissors case

(2013) Suphunnika Ibbotson et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

A Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable and Single-Use Central Venous Catheter Insertion Kits

(2012) Forbes McGain et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable and Reusable Laryngeal Mask Airways

(2012) Matthew Eckelman et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Impact on carbon footprint: a life cycle assessment of disposable versus reusable sharps containers in a large US hospital

(2012) Terry Grimmond et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH