Dimitri Barski

Background: Hospitals generate large volumes of single-use plastic waste, predominantly incinerated. To improve sustainability, standardized procedure-specific surgical trays have been implemented, reducing waste and setup time. This study investigated whether the residual plastics can be recycled via pyrolysis into high-quality oil for circular reuse in medical device production.

Submitted: 11 September 2025 Posted: 12 September 2025 You are already at the latest version (1) Background: trays are surgery-specific sets of required materials and medical devices, assembled in consultation between manufacturer and user, and provided in a sterile package.; (2) Methods: in a high-volume urological center performing 11,920 operations/procedures annually (2023), we prospectively evaluated the effect of trays compared with the standard approach in a comparative study of 64...

1. Introduction Nerve-sparing surgery has attracted much attention in recent years, especially in general surgical (e.g., rectal surgery), gynecologic (e.g., hysterectomy), and urologic operations. The functional outcome is an important quality-of-life parameter after radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer. There is an unmet need to improve continence and potency after pelvic surgeries such as radical prostatectomy.