My hospital/institution participates in one or more of the following sustainability measures | ||||
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Please note that all the elements should be rated according to your knowledge | ||||
YES | NO | I do not know | TOT | |
[Regular maintenance of surgical equipment/repair of damaged surgical equipment] | 319 | 92 | 39 | 450 |
[Automatic or pedal-controlled water taps] | 263 | 165 | 22 | 450 |
[Formal mechanism for reducing clinically unnecessary interventions (e.g., antibiotics, catheterisation, histological examinations)] | 241 | 159 | 50 | 450 |
[Regular waste audits to ensure appropriate separation of sharps, biologic, non-infectious waste] | 230 | 132 | 88 | 450 |
[Use of reusable, hybrid, and remanufactured equipment (e.g., diathermy, gallipot, kidney-dishes, light handles, quivers, staplers, energy devices)] | 213 | 196 | 41 | 450 |
[Reusable textiles (gowns, drapes, etc.)] | 204 | 222 | 24 | 450 |
[Limits single-use surgical packs] | 200 | 215 | 35 | 450 |
[Battery/metal recycling program] | 196 | 143 | 111 | 450 |
[Regular waste audits for accurate recording of used and wasted] | 193 | 150 | 107 | 450 |
[Use of alcohol rub over water scrub] | 191 | 216 | 43 | 450 |
[Participation in domestic or recycling waste streams] | 177 | 161 | 112 | 450 |
[Automatic powering off of unused lights, computers, ventilation, AGSS, and temperature control when operating theatre is not in use] | 171 | 215 | 64 | 450 |
[Standardized, consensus-based surgeon preference cards for each operation] | 160 | 229 | 61 | 450 |
[Employs leased machines or IT instruments] | 126 | 189 | 135 | 450 |
[Formal mechanism for incentivizing less wasteful, lower-carbon, or more environmentally sustainable practices (e.g., skin sutures vs. clips, loose prep in gallipots)] | 114 | 256 | 80 | 450 |
[Employs shared machine or IT instruments with other institutions] | 108 | 224 | 118 | 450 |
[Hospital electricity generated from sustainable energy source (wind, hydro, solar, etc.)] | 101 | 240 | 109 | 450 |
[Purposefully contracts with organizations that adopt sustainable practices] | 87 | 192 | 171 | 450 |
[Multidisciplinary Sustainability/Green Committee with meetings at regular intervals] | 72 | 226 | 152 | 450 |