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dc.contributor.authorMcGain, Fen_US
dc.contributor.authorJarosz, KMen_US
dc.contributor.authorNguyen, MNen_US
dc.contributor.authorBates, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorO'Shea, CJen_US
dc.date2015-
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-19T05:08:23Z-
dc.date.available2018-07-19T05:08:23Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citation5(3):47-50en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11055/649-
dc.description.abstractMuch waste arises from operating rooms (ORs). We estimated the practical and financial feasibility of an OR recycling program, weighing all waste from 6 ORs in Melbourne, Australia. Over 1 week, 237 operations produced 1265 kg in total: general waste 570 kg (45%), infectious waste 410 kg (32%), and recyclables 285 kg (23%). The achieved recycling had no infectious contamination. The achieved recycling/potential recycling rate was 285 kg/517 kg (55%). The average waste disposal costs were similar for general waste and recycling. OR recycling rates of 20%-25% total waste were achievable without compromising infection control or financial constraints.en_US
dc.subjectAustraliaen_US
dc.subjectInfection Control/standardsen_US
dc.subjectManagement Audit*en_US
dc.subjectMedical Waste Disposal/methodsen_US
dc.subjectMedical Waste Disposal/statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subjectOperating Rooms/organization & administration*en_US
dc.subjectRecycling/economicsen_US
dc.subjectRecycling/statistics & numerical data*en_US
dc.titleAuditing operating room recycling: A management case reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.contentTexten_US
dc.identifier.journaltitleA & A Practiceen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1213/XAA.0000000000000097en_US
dc.description.affiliatesDepartments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Western Healthen_US
dc.type.studyortrialCase Control Studiesen_US
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