Assessment and selection of the best treatment alternative for infectious waste by Sustainability Assessment of Technologies (SAT) methodology

Rahmani, Khaled; Alighadri, Morteza; Rafiee, Zahra

doi:10.1080/10962247.2020.1721380

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“…However, nurses were the authors in only five studies (2 Brazilian studies) (14,15) , one from Canada (15) and two from the United States of America (16,17) . The other authors were from the areas of biology (2) , biostatistics (16) , biochemistry (17) , geology (18) , chemistry (19) , medicine (3,17,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30) , marketing (20,23) , engineering (19,20,(22)(23)(24)(25)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38) and administration (17,20,22,39) .…”

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“…In another study, when comparing before-and-after a waste disposal educational intervention, an increase in ecologically correct actions was identified (14) . Another concern of hospitals in relation to waste is the selection of more sustainable practices for treating infectious waste, with a view to reducing environmental risks and the spread of diseases (38) .…”

Section: Monitoring and Mitigating The Impact Of Activities (Effluent...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Effectiveness of infectious waste treatment by Sustainability Assessment Technology (SAT) methodology (38) "Autoclave with shredder" (64.53%) scored highest among the various waste treatment technologies and was introduced as a superior technology.…”

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Hospital sustainability indicators and reduction of socio-environmental impacts: a scoping review

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Cézar-Vaz

Xavier

et al. 2023

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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Objective: To synthesize knowledge about hospital sustainability indicators and evidence of reduced socio-environmental impact. Method: Literature scoping review using Pubmed, Science Direct, Scielo and Lilacs databases. Studies in a time frame of 10 years, addressing hospital sustainability indicators and evidence of reduced socio-environmental impact published in any language were included. Results: A total of 28 articles were included, most were applied research, published in 2012, in English. Studies showed ways to save water and energy, as well as ways to monitor and mitigate the impact of activities related to effluents, waste and emissions. All studies had nursing work directly or indirectly involved in hospital sustainability. Conclusion: The possibilities of generating less impact on the environment and increasing the economy/efficiency of a hospital are countless. The particularities of each hospital must be taken into account and workers, especially nurses, should be involved.

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Hospital sustainability indicators and reduction of socio-environmental impacts: a scoping review

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Xavier

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“…All the information needed to obtain the data is obtained by applying a questionnaire to medical and support staff; this questionnaire is based on questions about the rate of waste generation, active beds, average waste, waste management, treatment of infectious diseases, and a field visit. Depending on certain factors, each aspect is noted accordingly, multiplier factors (MF) were calculated by multiplying the weight taken into account for each criterion by the score of each aspect divided by the maximum score for each environmental, technical, economic, and social aspect of different "infectious waste treatment technologies," the most important criteria in selecting the best technology are "environmental" and "economic" [22]. In another study, "statistical analyzes are performed to evaluate the rates of generation and composition of medical waste generated during the treatment of the coronavirus pandemic" with reference to a care hospital from Jordan.…”

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The Implications and Effects of Medical Waste on Development of Sustainable Society—A Brief Review of the Literature

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The sustainable development of humanity imposes precise norms regarding the management of natural resources, their extraction, use, and the introduction in a complex, innovative circuit of the waste resulting from exploitation. The paper deals with some aspects related to the sustainable management of general medical waste on the one hand and the medical waste specific to the COVID-19 pandemic, on the other hand. Medical waste requires special treatment given its impact on the environment and on humanity. The management of activities related to its storage, transport, destruction is an important point in the sustainable development of mankind, especially in the current context of the pandemic. Medical waste is in a continuous increase in quantity and involves many effects in various activity fields. Through a scientometric study in the Web of Science—WOS database, the authors identify clusters of keywords, analyze the articles identified in the WOS and identify the main research directions and existing concepts. Corroborating and interpreting the results obtained, three significant trends of approach to medical waste are identified: M—management (1); E—exposure (2); and D—distribution (3). An extensive map of the concepts is made, a narrow map of the concepts used, and a theoretical map of the concepts. The link between medical waste and the development of a sustainable society is demonstrated, and it is possible to open new research directions. The scientometric research undertaken on 1192 WOS articles that were published in 2020 led to the selection of 32, focused on issues related to hazardous medical waste, especially of COVID-19 patients. Following this approach, the authors were able to see, by comparison, the different forms of management of this waste in different countries, thus being able to contribute to the creation of procedures for the collection, storage, and destruction of this hazardous waste, with direct influence on the environment.

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“…To assess treatment options for infectious waste and determine the most sustainable approach, the modified Sustainability Assessment of Technologies method is employed. Among the evaluated options, hydroclave emerges as the top performer across technical, economic, social, and environmental criteria, followed by autoclave, autoclave with a shredder, chemical treatment, demolizer, microwave, chem-clav, and central incineration Rahmani et al, 2020 [ 5 ]. In the context of medical waste management, the Polyclinic employs heat-based treatments such as autoclave, hydroclave, and microwave to decontaminate various materials, including sharps, syringes, and contaminated textiles [ 6 ].…”

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Evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical waste disposal using preference selection index with CRADIS in a fuzzy environment

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Moslem

2024

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Assessment and selection of the best treatment alternative for infectious waste by Sustainability Assessment of Technologies (SAT) methodology

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Hospital sustainability indicators and reduction of socio-environmental impacts: a scoping review

Hospital sustainability indicators and reduction of socio-environmental impacts: a scoping review

The Implications and Effects of Medical Waste on Development of Sustainable Society—A Brief Review of the Literature

Evaluating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical waste disposal using preference selection index with CRADIS in a fuzzy environment

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