少是多:在泌尿外科手术中绿色化
Nicholas Choi1, Danica May1, Dane Stephens1
1University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
Urology practice
|July 25, 2025
概括
泌尿外科手术室产生大量的废物,其中很大一部分是可回收的. 这项试点研究量化了手术废物,并确定了实施手术室回收计划以减少对环境的影响的机会.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健废物管理 医疗保健废物管理
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 医学中的环境可持续性
背景情况:
- 手术室在医疗保健中产生不成比例的大量废物.
- 泌尿外科手术对这种废物流有很大的贡献.
- 泌尿外科手术室当前的循环回收实践没有得到充分的记录.
研究的目的:
- 量化特定泌尿器科程序的可回收和不可回收废物.
- 评估泌尿科医生当前的循环回收实践.
- 确定减少泌尿外科医院的废物减少的机会.
主要方法:
- 从2024年1月到2024年10月,收集了五项泌尿器科手术 (支架更换,尿道镜检查,PCNL,急性前列腺切除,囊切除) 的废物重量数据.
- 将废物分类为不可回收的固体和可回收材料.
- 对8个AUA部门的泌尿科医生进行了11个问题的调查,涉及OR回收.
主要成果:
- 包括支架更换 (1.87/1.2公斤),尿路透镜 (3.7/1.0公斤),PCNL (6.5/1.65公斤),根性前列腺切除 (11.3/2.97公斤) 和囊切除 (11.69/2.67公斤) 在内的程序的量化废物.
- 调查了30名泌尿科医生,41.2%的学术医院和28.6%的社区医院进行了OR回收.
- 只有38.8%的人认为他们了解OR回收,11.1%的人接受过培训.
结论:
- 泌尿外科手术室产生大量的废物,其中很大一部分是可回收的.
- 在泌尿外科医院内实施有针对性的回收计划有一个明显的机会.
- 需要进一步的研究和标准化的协议来改善OR废物管理和可持续性.
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