Laufman H, Riley L, Badner B, Zelner L
Arch Surg. 1976 Jan;111(1):20-6. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1976.01360190022003.
Disposable products today are an important part of the multibillion dollar health devices industry. A few heavy-usage and low-usage examples of disposable products used by surgeons are chosen to demonstrate that in a 1,000-bed hospital, economy is rarely, if ever, a reason for converting from reusables to disposables. The actual reasons are more closely related to individual preference, availability, convenience, dependability, safely, and, in some cases, manufacturer's promotion. In a 24-hospital study of surgical apparel, it was found that only caps, masks, shoe covers, and other small items approached partly in cost between disposable and reusable items, where as the per-use cost of reusable larger items such as gowns and drapes was still much lower than that of their disposable counterparts. However, each hospital must make its own decisions based on all factors, not on economy alone.
如今，一次性产品是价值数十亿美元的医疗设备行业的重要组成部分。选择了一些外科医生使用的一次性产品的高用量和低用量示例，以证明在一家拥有1000张床位的医院中，经济因素很少（如果有的话）成为从可重复使用产品转换为一次性产品的理由。实际原因与个人偏好、可用性、便利性、可靠性、安全性以及在某些情况下制造商的推广更为密切相关。在一项对24家医院的手术服装研究中发现，只有帽子、口罩、鞋套和其他小物品在一次性和可重复使用物品之间的成本部分接近，而可重复使用的较大物品（如手术服和手术单）的每次使用成本仍远低于其一次性对应物。然而，每家医院都必须根据所有因素做出自己的决定，而不仅仅是基于经济因素。
