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Healthcare workers’ attitudes and practices around environmental sustainability in infection prevention

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
We assessed healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices around disposable personal protective equipment (PPE) use. We observed that healthcare workers are interested in sustainable policies and identified areas for policy changes to reduce ...
Ashley L. Lin, Michelle E. Doll, Rachel J. Pryor, Elizabeth A. Monsees, Priya Nori, Gonzalo M. Bearman   +5 more
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Can a simple ‘cost-awareness’ campaign for laparoscopic hysterectomy change the use and costs of disposable surgical supplies? Pre–post non-controlled study

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives Does a cost-awareness campaign for gynaecologists lead to a change in use and costs of disposable surgical supplies for laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH) without increasing hospital utilisation measures (operating room (OR) time or hospital ...
Sue Ross, Douglas Lier, Goldie Mackinnon, Christine Bentz, Gloria Rakowski, Valerie A Capstick   +5 more
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Military Expenditures of Dictatorial Regimes: A Strategic Theory [PDF]

Unlike usual approaches to military expenditures that concentrate on foreign affairs, this paper analyzes a strategic structure for a dictatorialgovernment to plan military expenditures concenrrating on domestic affairs.
Tetsuya, Saito
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Ease of Use, Preference, and Safety of the Recombinant Human Growth Hormone Disposable Pen Compared with the Reusable Device: A Multicenter, Single-Arm, Open-Label, Switch-Over, Prospective, Phase IV Trial

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2019
Ji-Eun Lee,1 Se Young Kim,2 Jae-Ho Yoo,3 Il Tae Hwang,4 Jung Sub Lim,5 Kyung Hee Yi,6 Young-Jun Rhie,7 Gyung Min Lee,8 Hyo-Kyoung Nam,9 Hyun Wook Chae,10 Eun Young Kim,11 Chong Kun Cheon,12 Jieun Lee,13 Young Suk Shim,14 YuJin Lee,15 Eun Young Kim,15 Jin
Lee JE, Kim SY, Yoo JH, Hwang IT, Lim JS, Yi KH, Rhie YJ, Lee GM, Nam HK, Chae HW, Kim EY, Cheon CK, Lee J, Shim YS, Lee Y, Kim EY, Hwang JS   +16 more
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Use of ultraviolet-fluorescence-based simulation in evaluation of personal protective equipment worn for first assessment and care of a patient with suspected high-consequence infectious disease [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Variations currently exist across the UK in the choice of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by healthcare workers when caring for patients with suspected high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs).
Bailey, C., Clark, Richard, Crook, B., Evans, C., Gregory, S., Hall, S., Poller, B., Poran, V., Roberts, P., Tunbridge, A.   +9 more
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Uncovering the carbon cost: Environmental impact of free flap reconstruction procedures in the UK

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Introduction: Free flap reconstruction procedures are renowned for their duration and the requirement for many staff and large quantities of equipment.
Benjamin Clay, Sandip Hindocha, Kavish Maheshwari   +2 more
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Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Approximately one in three men are circumcised globally, but there are relatively few data on the safety of the procedure. The aim of this paper is to summarize the literature on frequency of adverse events following pediatric circumcision ...
Halperin, Daniel, Larke, Natasha, Schenker, Inon, Weiss, Helen A   +3 more
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Biodegradable Alternatives to Plastic in Medical Equipment: Current State, Challenges, and the Future

Journal of Composites Science
The use of plastic products or components in medical equipment and supplies results in challenges in terms of environmental sustainability and waste management for disposable, non-recyclable, and non-biodegradable materials.
Elham Moshkbid, D. Cree, Lori Bradford, Wenjun Zhang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cost-Effective Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Simulation [PDF]

, 2018
©2018 Official Publication of The Simulation Society (TSS), accredited by International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound (ISCU). This is an open access article published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives ...
Alinier, Guillaume
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Infection Risks Faced by Public Health Laboratory Services Teams When Handling Specimens Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Safety and Health at Work, 2020
Infection risks of handling specimens associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by public health laboratory services teams were assessed to scrutinize the potential hazards arising from the work procedures. Through risk
Chun-Kwan Wong, Dominic N.-C. Tsang, Rickjason C.-W. Chan, Edman T.-K. Lam, Kwok-Kwan Jong   +4 more
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