Reusable laryngoscope blades: a more eco-responsible and cost-effective alternative.
Carbon footprint
Economic evaluation
Life cycle assessment
Medical waste
Reusable device
Sustainability
Journal
Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine
ISSN: 2352-5568
Titre abrégé: Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med
Pays: France
ID NLM: 101652401
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
received:
02
02
2023
revised:
20
06
2023
accepted:
24
06
2023
medline:
25
9
2023
pubmed:
13
7
2023
entrez:
12
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Consumption of single-use medical devices has increased considerably, contributing to the excessive wastage produced during surgical procedures. The present study aimed to describe a methodology to assess the transition from single-use blades (SUB) to reusable laryngoscope blades (RUB) and to assess the ecological and economic impact of the switch. The ecological analysis was based on the life cycle assessment method. Based on 30 operating rooms in a single tertiary university hospital, the economic analysis compared the usual SUB supplier with four RUB suppliers considering different costs: blade purchasing and depreciation, reprocessing, logistics and waste management. In 2021, 17,200 intubations were performed requiring about 147 RUBs. Switching from SUB to RUB led to an annual saving of 26.5 tons of CO In a model of 17,200 intubations /year, switching SUD to RUB would save 26.5 tons of CO
Identifiants
pubmed: 37437711
pii: S2352-5568(23)00084-X
doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101276
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
101276Commentaires et corrections
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