How a hospital pharmacist can contribute to a more sustainable operating theater.
J Visc Surg
; 2023 Dec 12.
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| ID: mdl-38092591
ABSTRACT
Healthcare sectors, particularly operating theaters, are major consumers of resources. Given today's climate-related issues, its seems vital that the different healthcare professionals in operating areas become aware of their roles. This is pronouncedly the case for hospital pharmacists, who fulfill cross-sectional functions in the proper use and management of healthcare products and sterile medical devices. The objective of this review of the literature is to identify the actions a hospital pharmacist can take to impel evolution toward ecologically responsible care in the operating theater. Seven areas in which a pharmacist can assume a leading, supporting or composite role in rendering an operating theater ecologically responsible have been highlighted purchasing, procurement and storage, harmonization of practices, modification of practices, professional attire, waste elimination and research/teaching. The active participation of all healthcare professionals, including the hospital pharmacist, is essential to the development of a sustainable approach to healthcare.
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MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Visc Surg
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
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França