From Scrub Caps to Sustainability
A Surgical Resident's Reflections
In this podcast episode, Dr. Divyansh Agarwal shares his perspectives on climate change and bringing sustainability to the operating room. He also discusses his recent work related to the life cycle assessment of reusable vs. single use scrub caps.
For more information about Dr. Agarwal, as well as resources relevant to this episode, please check out our landing page at massgeneral.org/healthcaresos.
In this podcast episode, Dr. Divyansh Agarwal shares his perspectives on climate change and bringing sustainability to the operating room. He also discusses his recent work related to the life cycle assessment of reusable vs. single use scrub caps.
For more information about Dr. Agarwal, as well as resources relevant to this episode, please check out our landing page at massgeneral.org/healthcaresos.
- climate change
- perioperative
- sustainability
- surgery
- OR waste
- scrubcaps
- LCA
Agarwal D, Bharani T, Mullen JT. Personalized Scrub Caps for Identification of Surgical Trainees. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2332403. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32403. PMID: 37676664; PMCID: PMC10485725. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809060
Agarwal D, Bharani T, Armand W, Slutzman JE, Mullen JT. Reusable scrub caps are cost-effective and help reduce the climate footprint of surgery. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2023 Sep 14;408(1):358. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03107-9. PMID: 37707671. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37707671/
Agarwal D., What's in a name? Identity, it turns out. CMAJ. 2022 Jun 6;194(22):E777-E778. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.220298. PMID: 35667668; PMCID: PMC9177209. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9177209/
Bharani, T., Achey, Jamal, H. Cherry, A., Robinson, MK., Maddern, G., Tobias, DK., Agarwal, D., Impact of Climate Change on Surgery: A Scoping Review to Define Existing Knowledge and Identify Gaps,The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2023, 100285, ISSN 2667-2782, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2023.100285.
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