A Leak in the System: Addressing the Environmental Impact of Urologic Care

Zachary Kornberg; Jaclyn Wu; Helen Wilmot; Terry Duffina; Jay B Shah

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.035

A Leak in the System: Addressing the Environmental Impact of Urologic Care

Eur Urol. 2023 Sep;84(3):260-262. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.035. Epub 2023 May 22.

Authors

Zachary Kornberg¹, Jaclyn Wu², Helen Wilmot³, Terry Duffina⁴, Jay B Shah⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: ztk@stanford.edu.
² Department of General Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ General Services and Space Planning, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁴ Sustainability Program Office, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: jbshah@stanford.edu.

PMID: 37225526
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.04.035

Abstract

As urologists we have an opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of the procedures we perform. We highlight some areas of interest in urology and potential initiatives to reduce the energy and waste footprint of urology care. Urologists can and should make an impact on the growing climate crisis.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Carbon Footprint
Humans
Urologists
Urology*