Medical waste management in today’s healthcare: issues and progress

Кубанский научный медицинский вестник

N. V. Polupanova¹  N. O. Chernyaeva¹  E. Yu. Enina²  O. V. Kiyok²  L. V. Naprimerova³ 

[1] Krasnodar Krai Centre for Hygiene and Epidemiology;Kuban State Medical University;Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 Research Institute;

关键词: medical waste;    decontamination/neutralisation;    physical method;    cost effectiveness;   

DOI  :  10.25207/1608-6228-2022-29-3-121-134

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background. In every region of the Russian Federation, medical waste management importantly relies on both safe and cost-effective decontamination.Objectives. The study aims to highlight the hygienic aspects of medical waste management in healthcare facilities of Krasnodar Krai and county-wide, as well as to prove the cost effectiveness of the physical decentralised decontamination/neutralisation method in a multi-specialty healthcare facility.Methods. A retrospective analysis of medical waste management over Krasnodar Krai and at a multi-specialty hospital has been conducted for period 2016–2018; cost effectiveness was calculated for the decentralised (physical) method of medical waste decontamination. Statistical analyses were performed with Statistica 10.Results. A high proportion of medical waste has been established for both Krasnodar Krai and country-wide. The cost effectiveness of the physical decentralised waste decontamination method has been demonstrated. The estimates with Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 Research Institute showed that a per-kilo deactivation cost for class B (epidemiological hazard) waste by a decentralised (physical) method is more effective amounting to average 38.42 ± 4.48 vs. 191.20 ± 20.46 (p < 0.01) for specialised commercial services of medical waste collection, transportation and neutralisation; the use of a reliable validated physical method warrants the staff epidemiological safety.Conclusion. The cost effectiveness of the physical decentralised method of medical waste decontamination/neutralisation has been demonstrated with a multi-specialty hospital. Better legal regulation and inter-department coordination of medical waste management will upgrade the disposal solutions to ensure compliance with epidemiological and environmental safety.

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