Reprocessed Devices Cut Global Warming Impact in Half
Global Warming Impact of “Single-Use” Medical Device Cut in Half When Reprocessed Device Used Instead, According to Newly Published Research in Sustainability Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of Electrophysiology Catheters Could Become a Roadmap for Hospitals
Springer: Comparison of new versus reused Harmonic scalpel performance in laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with acute appendicitis—a randomized clinical trial
Background The aim of this study was to compare lateral thermal damage of the appendix and clinical outcomes after laparoscopic appendectomy using new versus reused Harmonic scalpels. Methods A total of 100 consecutive patients with
MDPI: Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Assessment to Analyze Environmental Impacts of the Medical Remanufacturing of Electrophysiology Catheters
Sustaining value after the end-of-life to improve products’ circularity and sustainability has attracted an increasing number of industrial actors, policymakers, and researchers. Medical products are considered to have great remanufacturing potential because they are often
Earth911: Recycling Medical Equipment To Reduce Medical Waste
...Medical waste is a big problem, and it’s gotten even worse throughout the pandemic. Enter a little-known green healthcare industry created specifically to reduce costs for hospitals – reprocessing. It’s an industry that could prove
Waste Prevention and Management in Hospitals
Report from Joan Plisko, Ph.D highlights role medical device reprocessing plays as key waste prevention strategy for the OR. Hospital waste streams are large and complex. One estimate suggests that the nearly 5,000 hospitals in
Third Saving Lives Sustainably: Sustainable Production in the Health Sector Global Forum 2020
A CALL FOR UNITED ACTION TO RECOVER BETTER AFTER COVID-19 WITH SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF HEALTH COMMODITIES The 3rd Saving Lives Sustainably: Sustainable Production in the Health Sector Global Forum 2020 took place on