Adair Smith Gillian, McNair Helen A, Barnes Helen
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom.
Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. 2021 May 3;18:29-31. doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2021.04.001. eCollection 2021 Jun.
More than 60,000 plastic cups were used annually for bladder preparation in one radiotherapy centre. As an alternative, patients were provided with a specifically designed reusable water bottle, aiming to reduce waste and improve bladder filling compliance. Cup usage and bladder volume at treatment were calculated pre- and post-implementation. Bladder volume was measured as a percentage of the planned volume and grouped for analysis. Cup usage halved from 12,000 cups to 6000 cups. Percentage of bladder volumes in the optimal group increased from 47% to 54%. The introduction of water bottles reduced plastic cup usage and increased bladder filling compliance.
在一个放疗中心，每年有超过6万个塑料杯用于膀胱准备。作为替代方案，为患者提供了一个专门设计的可重复使用的水瓶，旨在减少浪费并提高膀胱充盈的依从性。在实施前后计算了治疗时的杯子使用量和膀胱容量。膀胱容量以计划容量的百分比来衡量，并分组进行分析。杯子使用量从12000个减半至6000个。最佳组中膀胱容量的百分比从47%增加到了54%。水瓶的引入减少了塑料杯的使用，并提高了膀胱充盈的依从性。
