Characterization of medical waste from hospitals in Tabriz, Iran

Taghipour, Hassan; Mosaferi, Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.11.032

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“…This research, found that managerial weakness was an important factor in suboptimal disposal of medical waste [16]. In other study in Tabriz it was found that the total hazardous-infectious waste was 29.89% of total medical waste generated [14]. In other study in Karaj, they obtained that the generation rates of hazardous-infectious waste was 2.3 kg/bed-day (57%) [17].…”

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confidence: 86%

“…These results were compared with the generation rates determined in other studies from different cities in Iran, as well as from different countries. In the study performed in Tabriz city and southern of Iran, the average generation rate of medical waste were, respectively, about 3.48 and 3.79 kg/bed/day [14,21]. In Shiraz and Tehran city, the average generation rate of medical waste was about 4.45 kg/bed/day and 2.71 kg/bed/day, respectively.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…In Tabriz as a major city northwest of Iran the 25 active hospitals were surveyed for the management of medical wastes. The results indicated that the average (weighted mean) of total medical waste, hazardous-infectious waste, and general waste generation rates in Tabriz city is 3.48, 1.039 and, 2.439 kg/bed-day, respectively [14]. Safe disposal of infectious medical wastes is a problem of considerable scope, with the WHO stating that "at present, there are practically no environmentally friendly, low-cost options for safe disposal of infectious wastes".…”

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Status and Challenges of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Iran

Eslami

Nowrouz

Sheikholeslami

2017

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Medical waste is of great importance due to its hazardous nature that can cause undesirable effects on humans and the environment. This study focuses on medical waste management in hospitals of Iran. Data were collected based on questionnaires and for self-report of medical waste management. The results along with other information were sent to the ministry of health network system. Results indicated that the mean generation rate of non-hazardous and sharp and infectious and total wastes in Iran were, respectively, 1.84, 1.09 (36.9% of total waste generated) and 2.98 kg/bed/day. Chemical waste generation rate in Iran is 0.02 kg/bed/day (0.68%) that relative to infectious waste and total waste generation rate is much lower which could be due to improper segregation of medical wastes. There is significant differences between private and governmental hospitals, in terms of infectious and sharp waste generation rates (P=0.027). Also there are significant differences between specialized and general hospitals in group of non-hazardous waste (P=0.039), infectious waste (P=0.001) and total waste generation rate (P=0.02). 65.41% of governmental hospitals used autoclave for infectious waste treatment. In the private and governmental hospitals 14.8% and 24.29%, respectively not have any treatment devices and hazardous waste was disposed without treatment.

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Status and Challenges of Medical Waste Management in Hospitals of Iran

Eslami

Nowrouz

Sheikholeslami

2017

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“…Hospital waste, if not properly managed, consequently becomes a leading cause of death worldwide, where many infectious diseases once thought conquered are increasing and continue to be a serious public health problem. This raises the necessity for hospital waste to be carefully and properly managed (Mohamed et al 2009;Taghipoura and Mosaferi 2009;Haylamicheal et al 2011). Healthcare waste management is mainly concerned with health and safety hazards associated with the handling of waste generated from healthcare centers (Blenkharn 2006).…”

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A system dynamics approach for hospital waste management in a city in a developing country: the case of Nablus, Palestine

Al‐Khatib

Eleyan

Garfield

2016

Environ Monit Assess

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Hospitals and health centers provide a variety of healthcare services and normally generate hazardous waste as well as general waste. General waste has a similar nature to that of municipal solid waste and therefore could be disposed of in municipal landfills. However, hazardous waste poses risks to public health, unless it is properly managed. The hospital waste management system encompasses many factors, i.e., number of beds, number of employees, level of service, population, birth rate, fertility rate, and not in my back yard (NIMBY) syndrome. Therefore, this management system requires a comprehensive analysis to determine the role of each factor and its influence on the whole system. In this research, a hospital waste management simulation model is presented based on the system dynamics technique to determine the interaction among these factors in the system using a software package, ithink. This model is used to estimate waste segregation as this is important in the hospital waste management system to minimize risk to public health. Real data has been obtained from a case study of the city of Nablus, Palestine to validate the model. The model exhibits wastes generated from three types of hospitals (private, charitable, and government) by considering the number of both inpatients and outpatients depending on the population of the city under study. The model also offers the facility to compare the total waste generated among these different types of hospitals and anticipate and predict the future generated waste both infectious and non-infectious and the treatment cost incurred.

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“…14 Pasupathi et al menyatakan fasilitas Rumah Sakit harus direncanakan dengan matang untuk prospek pembangunan masa depan kota. Pembuangan limbah harus benar ditinjau dari sudut lingkungan serta lokasi (rumah sakit).…”

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