PMID- 35635489
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20221011
LR  - 20221021
IS  - 1758-1060 (Electronic)
IS  - 1355-8196 (Linking)
VI  - 27
IP  - 4
DP  - 2022 Oct
TI  - Operating room waste management: A case study of primary hip operations at a 
      leading National Health Service hospital in the United Kingdom.
PG  - 255-260
LID - 10.1177/13558196221094488 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: This research examines current waste management within an operating 
      room at a large United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) hospital. The study 
      measured the volume and type of waste produced for primary hip operations (PHOs) 
      and estimated the total waste produced across the United Kingdom by the 
      procedure. METHODS: Three PHOs were audited to measure and compare the waste 
      volumes generated. RESULTS: The average volume of waste per surgical procedure 
      was 10.9 kg, consisting of clinical (84.4%), recyclable (12.8%) and bio-bin 
      (2.8%) waste. This research also found that single-use devices contribute 
      significantly to operating room waste. In addition, it was estimated that there 
      is a missed opportunity to reduce clinical waste volume in each procedure, where 
      approximately 15% of clinical waste disposal consisted of visibly clean 
      recyclable waste material, including cardboard and plastics. CONCLUSIONS: It was 
      estimated that in the NHS approximately 1043 tonnes of waste is produced annually 
      by PHOs alone. A significant volume of this waste could be prevented through 
      improved recycling and reduced use of single-use devices.
FAU - Pegg, Melissa
AU  - Pegg M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2274-6319
AD  - Research Student, School of Built and Natural Environment, College of Science of 
      Engineering, 2939University of Derby, UK.
FAU - Rawson, Rebecca
AU  - Rawson R
AD  - Lecturer, School of Built and Natural Environment, College of Science of 
      Engineering, 2939University of Derby, UK.
FAU - Okere, Uchechukwu
AU  - Okere U
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0343-5686
AD  - Academic Lead, School of Built and Natural Environment, College of Science of 
      Engineering, 2939University of Derby, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220530
PL  - England
TA  - J Health Serv Res Policy
JT  - Journal of health services research & policy
JID - 9604936
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
MH  - Hospitals
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Operating Rooms
MH  - Plastics
MH  - *State Medicine
MH  - United Kingdom
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - operating room
OT  - sustainability
OT  - waste management
EDAT- 2022/06/01 06:00
MHDA- 2022/10/12 06:00
CRDT- 2022/05/31 12:33
PHST- 2022/06/01 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/10/12 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/31 12:33 [entrez]
AID - 10.1177/13558196221094488 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Health Serv Res Policy. 2022 Oct;27(4):255-260. doi: 10.1177/13558196221094488. 
      Epub 2022 May 30.