量化从多用途的发酵乳化管/盒子和钻石刀片中减少经济和环境废物的量化
Stephanie P Chen1,2, Gitanjali B Baveja3, David F Chang1
1Altos Eye Physicians, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
|September 9, 2025
概括
可重复使用的发酵乳化产品大大降低了成本和浪费. 切换到可重复使用的管/磁带和钻石刀为白内障手术提供了一个可持续的解决方案,减少对环境的影响.
科学领域:
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 手术技术 手术技术
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 白内障手术使用许多一次性一次性物品,有助于大量的废物和碳排放.
- 发泡化是一种常见的白内障手术技术,依赖于管道/盒子和专用刀,通常用一次性材料制成.
研究的目的:
- 量化和比较经济成本,废物产生和碳排放,与单次使用相比,可重复使用的化管/盒和刀具.
- 评估可重复使用的手术仪器在眼科手术中的环境可持续性.
主要方法:
- 在一个私人,单一专业的门诊外科手术中心进行了回顾性数据审查.
- 进行了生命周期等效分析,以确定一次性和可重复使用元件的碳足迹.
- 对可重复使用的管/卡塞特一年的成本,废物和碳排放量以及可重复使用的钻石刀十年的成本和废物和碳排放量进行了估计,与它们的一次性使用对应物相比.
主要成果:
- 可重复使用的磁带/管道包装将成本降低了66.7%,并节省了322.8公斤的塑料废物和每1000个程序的938.3公斤CO2eq.
- 与一次性刀具相比,可重复使用的钻石刀每1000次手术估计节省了18300美元 (克拉) 和12130美元 (形刀片).
- 使用可重复使用的仪器减少了塑料垃圾和碳排放,在刀具方面减少了99%以上,在管道/盒子方面减少了显著.
结论:
- 可重复使用的发酵乳化产品,包括管/卡塞特和钻石手术刀,大大降低了成本,浪费和碳排放.
- 采用可重复使用的外科用品为提高白内障手术的环境可持续性提供了重大机会.
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