一种衡量方法,用于测量来自医院多路管道网络的氧化泄漏
Steven J Gaff1, Victor X Chen1, Eugenie Kayak1,2
1Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Anaesthesia and intensive care
|November 25, 2023
概括
一种简单的称重方法显示,83.5%的医疗氧化从医院管道中泄漏出来. 这种大量的废物凸显出需要进行泄漏补救,以减少对环境的影响.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 医疗气体管理管理
- 大气化学 大气化学
背景情况:
- 氧化 (N2O) 是一种强有力的温室气体和破坏臭氧层的物质.
- 之前的研究表明,医疗气体管道系统中存在大量的N2O废物.
- 修复这些泄漏提供了显著的环境效益.
研究的目的:
- 开发和验证一种具有成本效益的方法来量化来自多管道系统的N2O泄漏.
- 评估N2O浪费在第三级非产科设施中的程度.
主要方法:
- 一项使用简单,经济高效的气称重方法的前性研究.
- 将N2O气耗尽量与18天内电子医疗记录中的临床使用数据进行比较.
- 购买记录的回顾性分析与两年内估计的临床使用.
主要成果:
- 只有16.5%的供应N2O被临床使用;83.5% (9754升/天) 泄漏.
- 测量泄漏率为每分钟376毫升或每天542升.
- 每年的N2O泄漏相当于101二氧化碳.
结论:
- 一种简单的气称重方法可以准确量化N2O泄漏.
- 由于管道泄漏,医疗机构中发生了大量的N2O浪费.
- 解决这些泄漏对于环境保护和资源节约至关重要.
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