biostudies-literatureUnknown38(10)Sathe TS<h4>Background</h4>Surgical care significantly contributes to healthcare-associated greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Surgeon attitudes about mitigation of the impact of surgical practice on environmental sustainability remains poorly understood. To better understand surgeon perspectives globally, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery established a joint Sustainability in Surgical Practice (SSP) Task Force and distributed a survey on sustainability.<h4>Methods</h4>Our survey asked about (1) surgeon attitudes toward sustainability, (2) ability to estimate the carbon footprint of surgical procedures and supplies, (3) concerns about the negative impacts of sustainable interventions, (4) willingness to change specificSurgical endoscopy5803-5814https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11458713biostudies-literaturePerspectives on sustainability among surgeons: findings from the SAGES-EAES sustainability in surgical practice task force survey.PMC11458713Potapov OAlseidi AJohnson SMMarfo NRems MLim RBHall RPSylla PFrancis NForoutani LPietrabissa AOslock WMFrountzas MNijhawan SMiller BSamreen SGanjouei AAArezzo ASathe TSSanchez-Casalongue MHuo BChung JBarach PMarconi SAlimi YRBouvy NDBellato VEussen MMMVandeberg JBello RJfalsePerspectives on sustainability among surgeons: findings from the SAGES-EAES sustainability in surgical practice task force survey.<h4>Background</h4>Surgical care significantly contributes to healthcare-associated greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Surgeon attitudes about mitigation of the impact of surgical practice on environmental sustainability remains poorly understood. To better understand surgeon perspectives globally, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons and the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery established a joint Sustainability in Surgical Practice (SSP) Task Force and distributed a survey on sustainability.<h4>Methods</h4>Our survey asked about (1) surgeon attitudes toward sustainability, (2) ability to estimate the carbon footprint of surgical procedures and supplies, (3) concerns about the negative impacts of sustainable interventions, (4) willingness to change specific2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Oct2025-04-04T02:05:06.698Z2025-04-04T02:05:06.698ZS-EPMC114587133916031410.1007/s00464-024-11137-7