专注于重复使用:减少与局部手术前消毒剂相关的浪费
Lydia Lam1, Liana Dedina, Stephen Bacchi
1From the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (Lam, Dedina, Bacchi, Chan); University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (Lam, Bacchi, Chan); Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia (Lake).
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
|August 11, 2023
概括
眼科中一次性使用的局部消毒剂会产生大量的废物. 重新利用这些消毒剂,如波维- (PVI) 溶液,可以减少环境影响和财务成本.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医疗保健废物管理 医疗保健废物管理
背景情况:
- 一次性使用的局部消毒剂是手术环境中的标准.
- 医疗废物的环境和财务影响受到越来越多的审查.
- 波维- (PVI) 溶液是眼科手术中常用的消毒剂.
研究的目的:
- 量化一次性局部波维- (PVI) 在眼科医院的环境和财务成本.
- 探索用于重新利用PVI溶液废物的可行方法.
主要方法:
- 一项前性观察性研究在三级推中心进行.
- 废弃PVI瓶被收集了三个星期,以测量处置的数量.
- 描述性统计分析了包装重量,未使用的数量和相关成本.
主要成果:
- 产生了超过10公斤的PVI废物,其中21.9%被认为是可以预防的.
- 由于废弃的药品内容,每年大约有21,857.60美元的PVI被浪费.
- 一个野生动物救援组织成功地重新利用了100%的废弃PVI,将其从垃圾填埋场转移.
结论:
- 在眼科院内使用一次性局部PVI会造成大量的财务,制药和环境浪费.
- 需要进一步研究PVI瓶的可回收性和系统的重新用途策略.
- 重新利用计划可以有效地减少浪费和相关成本.
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