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dc.contributor.author | McGain, F | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Jarosz, KM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Nguyen, MN | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bates, S | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | O'Shea, CJ | en_US |
dc.date | 2015 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-19T05:08:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-07-19T05:08:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | 5(3):47-50 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11055/649 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Much waste arises from operating rooms (ORs). We estimated the practical and financial feasibility of an OR recycling program, weighing all waste from 6 ORs in Melbourne, Australia. Over 1 week, 237 operations produced 1265 kg in total: general waste 570 kg (45%), infectious waste 410 kg (32%), and recyclables 285 kg (23%). The achieved recycling had no infectious contamination. The achieved recycling/potential recycling rate was 285 kg/517 kg (55%). The average waste disposal costs were similar for general waste and recycling. OR recycling rates of 20%-25% total waste were achievable without compromising infection control or financial constraints. | en_US |
dc.subject | Australia | en_US |
dc.subject | Infection Control/standards | en_US |
dc.subject | Management Audit* | en_US |
dc.subject | Medical Waste Disposal/methods | en_US |
dc.subject | Medical Waste Disposal/statistics & numerical data | en_US |
dc.subject | Operating Rooms/organization & administration* | en_US |
dc.subject | Recycling/economics | en_US |
dc.subject | Recycling/statistics & numerical data* | en_US |
dc.title | Auditing operating room recycling: A management case report | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.type.content | Text | en_US |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | A & A Practice | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000097 | en_US |
dc.description.affiliates | Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Western Health | en_US |
dc.type.studyortrial | Case Control Studies | en_US |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.openairetype | Journal Article | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly and Clinical |
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