Perspectives on implementing environmentally sustainable practices in cataract surgeries: interviews of administrative and frontline healthcare workers
Daniel Parra, Brooke Sherry, Emma Pak, Lauren Taylor, Erin S. Rogers, Sarah E. Hochman, Maria De Los Angeles Ramos Cadena, Joel S. Schuman, Christina R. Prescott, Cassandra L. Thiel · 2025
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Daniel Parra and nine co-authors interview the people who would have to green the cataract operating room. Their 2025 study starts from scale: American health care produces a large share of national emissions, and cataract surgery is among the most performed operations on earth. Sixteen staff at one large center, from administrators to frontline clinicians, discussed supply cuts, reusables, shared medication vials, and policy shifts.
One disconnect dominated. Most interviewees named infection prevention concerns as the chief barrier, and that department as the key gatekeeper. The infection prevention staff themselves did not share the worry. Success, meanwhile, was most often expected to come from the clinicians doing the work. The authors read the gap between policy and practice as the real obstacle, and clinician-led change as the way through it.
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| CREATOR | Daniel Parra, Brooke Sherry, Emma Pak, Lauren Taylor, Erin S. Rogers, Sarah E. Hochman, Maria De Los Angeles Ramos Cadena, Joel S. Schuman, Christina R. Prescott, Cassandra L. Thiel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |