An Evaluation of Operating Room Staff's Awareness of Environmental Sustainability and Medical Waste Management

The main goals of this single-centre cross-sectional study were to measure views on the environmental effects of the operating room and identify the main barriers to recycling in the operating room environment as perceived by the staff. Participants responded a questionnaire to measure their opinions and the views.

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Key information

Conditions

Environmental-Pollution-Related Condition

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

AnkaraU

Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

all personel working in operating room

Exclusion criteria

missing data

Treatment and study plan

No interventions were done between groups

Other

No interventions were done between groups

Primary outcomes

Most reported barriers to recycling

Time frame: 3 Weeks
Views on the environmental effects of the OR

Time frame: 3 Weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Jan 17, 2023
Registry last updated: Jul 27, 2023

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