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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2026; 16(1): 108837
Published online Mar 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.108837
Published online Mar 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.108837
Green transplant: A scoping review of sustainability challenges and opportunities in transplantation
Angeliki Emmanouilidou, Eleni Avramidou, Filippos F Karageorgos, Georgios Tsoulfas, Depart
Nikolaos-Andreas Anastasopoulos, Vassilios Papalois, Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Vassilios Papalois, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW72AZ, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Emmanoulidou A and Tsoulfas G conceptualized the study; Emmanouilidou A, Avramidou E, Karageorgos FF, Anastasopoulos NA and Tsoulfas G contributed to the resources; Emmanouilidou A contributed to the data curation; Emmanouilidou A wrote the original draft; Emmanouilidou A, Avramidou E, Karageorgos FF, Anastasopoulos NA and Tsoulfas G wrote the review and edited the manuscript; Vassilios Papalois and Tsoulfas G supervised the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Angeliki Emmanouilidou, Department of Transplantation Surgery, Center for Research and Innovation in Solid Organ Transplantation, Aristotle University School of Medicine, 49 Konstantinoupoleos Street, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. emmaange@auth.gr
Received: April 24, 2025
Revised: June 2, 2025
Accepted: October 10, 2025
Published online: March 18, 2026
Processing time: 265 Days and 13.7 Hours
Revised: June 2, 2025
Accepted: October 10, 2025
Published online: March 18, 2026
Processing time: 265 Days and 13.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Green transplantation focuses on the concept of integrating sustainable practices throughout every stage of the procedure. To ensure that transplantation remains relevant in the future, it must align with eco-friendly practices that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining a high standard of patient care. This topic is not well-documented, and here, we attempt to assemble the relevant literature and offer suggestions on how to achieve this ambitious yet necessary goal.