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Carbon Footprint in the Operating Room: A Bibliometric Analysis
Seda Cansu Yeni̇ğün Akbulut1, Hatice Özsoy2
1Department of Surgical Disease Nursing, Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Türkiye.
Purpose:
This study aims to analyze the research focus, thematic trends, and development of studies on the carbon footprint in operating rooms.
Design:
A bibliometric analysis.
Methods:
The study analyzed 132 articles on the carbon footprint in operating rooms were retrieved from the Web of Science database and using the Bibliometrix Package in R software.
Findings:
A total of 98 articles published by 542 authors between 2009 and 2024 were identified. These studies included 221 keywords. The most frequently used author keywords included "carbon footprint," "sustainability," "climate change," "operating room," and "waste." Early studies, particularly around 2016, focused on themes such as "biomedical waste," "construction," and "impacts." In recent years, popular topics have shifted to "carbon footprint," "surgery," and "life-cycle assessment."
Conclusions:
The number of studies on the carbon footprint in operating rooms has gradually increased over the years, with the topic becoming a prominent research field. Themes related to "cost" and "footprint" have been more thoroughly examined, while those related to "prevention" and "system" remain underexplored.
