Environmental Impact Assessment of Reusable and Disposable Surgical Head Covers

JAMA Surg. 2023 Nov 1;158(11):1216-1217. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3863.

Eva S Cohen^{1

2

3}, Sarah Djufri⁴, Selma Bons⁵, Mike R Knoppert⁶, Wouter J K Hehenkamp^{1

3

7}, Lisanne H J A Kouwenberg^{2

8}, Nicolaas H Sperna Weiland^{4

7}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
² Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Global Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
³ Amsterdam Reproduction and Development research institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁵ Deptartment of Anaesthesiology, Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Hospital Logistics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁷ Amsterdam UMC Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
⁸ Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Plain language summary

This life cycle assessment compares the environmental footprint of reusable surgical head covers with single-use disposable surgical head covers.