优化手术室麻醉相关废物处理：简要报告。

Optimizing Anesthesia-Related Waste Disposal in the Operating Room: A Brief Report.

机构信息

From the Departments of *Anesthesiology, †Cardiothoracic Surgery, and ‡Presbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

出版信息

Anesth Analg. 2017 Oct;125(4):1289-1291. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001932.

DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000001932

PMID:28452819

Abstract

Misappropriation of noncontaminated waste into regulated medical waste (RMW) containers is a source of added expense to health care facilities. The operating room is a significant contributor to RMW waste production. This study sought to determine whether disposing of anesthesia-related waste in standard waste receptacles before patient entry into the operating room would produce a reduction in RMW. A median of 0.35 kg of waste was collected from 51 cases sampled, with a potential annual reduction of 13,800 kg of RMW to the host institution, and a cost savings of $2200.

摘要

将未污染的废物滥用于管制医疗废物（RMW）容器是医疗机构额外费用的一个来源。手术室是 RMW 废物产生的主要贡献者。本研究旨在确定在患者进入手术室之前将与麻醉相关的废物放入标准废物容器中是否会减少 RMW。从 51 个抽样病例中收集到的废物中位数为 0.35 公斤，预计每年可为所在机构减少 13800 公斤 RMW，并节省 2200 美元。