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Table 6 Results—Promotion of green/environmental sustainability practices

From: Are we ready for "green surgery" to promote environmental sustainability in the operating room? Results from the WSES STAR investigation

Think of your clinical practice in your home hospital/institution. On a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree, which of the following tools do you think SHOULD be used/encouraged to promote sustainability/greener clinical practices?

  
 

MEAN

SD

[Multidisciplinary Green Teams]

4.11

1.10

[Invitation to attend specific training courses]

4.08

1.09

[Digital solutions (e.g., APPs, sensors, smart grid, …)]

4.06

1.08

[Invitation to report best practices at congresses or events]

3.99

1.08

[Websites]

3.94

1.18

[Illuminated signs and meters (e.g., reporting energy consumption or other data)]

3.88

1.13

[Newsletters]

3.63

1.29

[Corporate reports]

3.62

1.20

[Billboards]

3.41

1.32

[Leaflets]

3.12

1.36