Reducing disposable equipment waste for tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy cases.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 147(4): 615-8, 2012 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22675005
ABSTRACT
Large amounts of waste in hospitals are generated in the operating rooms from disposable surgical supplies. Tonsillectomy/adenotonsillectomy (T&A) cases use many disposable supplies that are not recyclable. It is critical to reduce disposable waste, as such waste directly affects the environment and increases health care costs. The authors noticed a difference between the number of disposable items prepared, available, but almost never used, for each tonsillectomy case between a children's hospital setting and a university ambulatory surgery center setting. The aims were the following (1) identify what disposable medical supplies were unnecessarily opened for each case, (2) eliminate all disposable medical waste that was not critical to the case in both settings, and (3) determine the cost reduction at both hospital and surgery center facilities by revising the current disposable instruments/supplies pulled for tonsillectomy cases. The authors report projected cost savings and reduction in waste for one children's hospital and nationally based on their waste reduction.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Tonsilectomia
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Adenoidectomia
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Redução de Custos
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Equipamentos Descartáveis
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Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos