I ssues pertaining to the disposal of surgical waste are seldom discussed in the dermatologic surgery literature. Management of surgical waste as pertaining to the surgeon includes proper disposal of sharps in appropriate containers as well as proper handling and disposal of infectious nonsharp materials. Attention should be paid to two particular issues. First and foremost is to minimize the r...

this study by the first, was carried out to evaluate and comparing disposal waste management in karaj's hospitals in 1387. interview and observation methods were used to collect data and the study tool was a questionnaire. data were analyzed by the spss, using chi-square and t-test. regarding the condition of infectious waste generation, 64% of the hospitals had a good grade. source separa...

Background Environmental regulations on medical waste incineration have become more stringent at the same time as landfill capacities are diminishing in many parts of the country. These two circumstances are leading many healthcare facilities to reevaluate their medical waste generation and disposal practices. Although the typical healthcare waste stream can include infectious, radioactive, and...

This project evaluated the cost effectiveness and feasibility for recycling of renewable resources and disposing of non-recyclable materials generated in the perfusion department of an open heart surgery program. Forty-one adult and pediatric open heart cases were randomly assigned to participate as the control or the recycling group. The control group had no separation of materials. In the rec...

Received: July 11, 2016 Revised: February 20, 2017 Accepted: March 02, 2017 Abstract: Background: Domestic medical waste from Home Medical Care (HMC) is a concern in Japan. In 2005, the Japanese government provided that HMC waste is collected by municipalities. HMC waste includes infectious or sharps, thus such waste should be collected by doctor or nurse. Nevertheless, no studies have examined...

This study was conducted to evaluate the quantities of medical waste generated and the factors associated with the generation rate at medical establishments in Taiwan. Data on medical waste generation at 150 health care establishments were collected for analysis in 2003. General medical waste and infectious waste production at these establishments were examined statistically with the potential ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Infectious waste management practices among health care workers in the tertiary care hospitals have been questionable. The study intended to identify issues that impede a proper infectious waste management. METHODS Besides direct observation, in-depths interviews were conducted with the hospital administrators and senior management involved in healthcare waste managem...