Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1983 Jan 29;286(6362):369-70. doi: 10.1136/bmj.286.6362.369.
In a survey undertaken in the west of Scotland 801 adult diabetics taking insulin were questioned about their use of disposable or non-disposable needles and syringes, the life of such equipment, infected injection sites, and future preferences. Six hundred and eight preferred to use disposable equipment even if it meant reusing it; of the 413 who already bought disposable needles, 211 reused them, and of the 234 who bought disposable syringes, 153 reused them. Comparison of total annual costs showed that disposable equipment used only once was more expensive than non-disposable equipment. Reuse of disposable equipment for a few days, however, considerably reduced annual costs when compared with non-disposable equipment. Fewer infected injection sites were recorded in patients reusing disposable equipment without sterilisation than in patients sterilising non-disposable equipment according to government recommendations.
在苏格兰西部进行的一项调查中，801名使用胰岛素的成年糖尿病患者被问及他们对一次性或非一次性针头和注射器的使用情况、此类设备的使用期限、注射部位感染情况以及未来的偏好。608人更喜欢使用一次性设备，即使这意味着要重复使用；在413名已经购买一次性针头的患者中，211人重复使用了针头；在234名购买一次性注射器的患者中，153人重复使用了注射器。年度总成本比较显示，仅使用一次的一次性设备比非一次性设备更昂贵。然而，与非一次性设备相比，一次性设备重复使用几天可大幅降低年度成本。与按照政府建议对非一次性设备进行消毒的患者相比，未进行消毒而重复使用一次性设备的患者记录到的注射部位感染较少。
