Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.

Arizona Cost Savings Humans Inservice Training Operating Rooms Organizational Innovation Recycling Surveys and Questionnaires
Cost-savings Operating room Recycling Waste reduction

Journal

American journal of surgery
ISSN: 1879-1883
Titre abrégé: Am J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370473

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2019
Historique:
received: 13 03 2018
revised: 29 05 2018
accepted: 20 06 2018
pubmed: 1 7 2018
medline: 19 12 2019
entrez: 1 7 2018
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Among hospital staff, little is known concerning barriers to recycling and perception of waste in the operating room (OR), despite continued improvement in recycling programs. This study sought to identify barriers to OR recycling and implement a recycling improvement educational program. A survey was administered within Mayo Clinic at four campuses. Based on survey results, a recycling improvement program was devised and implemented at a surgery center in Paradise Valley, Arizona. A cost-savings analysis was performed thereafter. Of 524 participants, 56.7% reported being unclear which OR items are recyclable, and 47.7% thought the greatest barrier to recycling was lack of knowledge. After implementation of the recycling educational program, cost savings of 10.3% (p = 0.004) were achieved in sharps waste disposal when compared to the previous year at the surgery center. Addressing barriers to recycling in the OR can significantly reduce waste and save valuable healthcare dollars.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Among hospital staff, little is known concerning barriers to recycling and perception of waste in the operating room (OR), despite continued improvement in recycling programs. This study sought to identify barriers to OR recycling and implement a recycling improvement educational program.
METHODS
A survey was administered within Mayo Clinic at four campuses. Based on survey results, a recycling improvement program was devised and implemented at a surgery center in Paradise Valley, Arizona. A cost-savings analysis was performed thereafter.
RESULTS
Of 524 participants, 56.7% reported being unclear which OR items are recyclable, and 47.7% thought the greatest barrier to recycling was lack of knowledge. After implementation of the recycling educational program, cost savings of 10.3% (p = 0.004) were achieved in sharps waste disposal when compared to the previous year at the surgery center.
CONCLUSIONS
Addressing barriers to recycling in the OR can significantly reduce waste and save valuable healthcare dollars.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.020 PMID: 29958657
pubmed: 29958657
pii: S0002-9610(18)30399-4
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.06.020
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

634-638

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Solomon Azouz (S)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ, USA. Electronic address: azouzmd@gmail.com.

Piper Boyll (P)

University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, AZ, USA. Electronic address: Pboyll@email.arizona.edu.

Marco Swanson (M)

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: swansonmarco@gmail.com.

Nikki Castel (N)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ, USA. Electronic address: Ncastel808@gmail.com.

Terry Maffi (T)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ, USA. Electronic address: Trm@maffiplasticsurgery.com.

Alanna M Rebecca (AM)

Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ, USA. Electronic address: Rebecca.alanna@mayo.edu.

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Classifications MeSH

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questionsmedicales.fr › Organisations et économie des soins de santé › Économie › Coûts et analyse des coûts › Maîtrise des coûts › Économies › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Eucaryotes › Animaux › Chordés › Vertébrés › Mammifères › Eutheria › Primates › Haplorhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Humains › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Éducation › Formation en interne › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Établissements, main d'oeuvre et services de soins de santé › Établissements de santé › Unités hospitalières › Blocs opératoires › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Administration des services de santé › Organisation et administration › Innovation organisationnelle › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Amélioration du niveau sanitaire › Génie sanitaire › Recyclage › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Santé publique › Méthodes épidémiologiques › Collecte de données › Enquêtes et questionnaires › Managing barriers to recycling in the operating room.