Intensity of hospital waste generation and disposal in the selected hospitals in Kerala, India: an analysis based on hospital ownership

Savitha, K. L.; Joseph, Thannickal J.

doi:10.1007/s10163-023-01649-0

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“…Similarly, in Southern Iran, infectious medical wastes generated in medical clinics accounted for about 72.77% of total waste in the region (Dehghani, Ahrami, Nabizadeh, Heidarinejad, & Zarei, 2019). Furthermore, the intensity of healthcare generation per patient per day was measured and reported in Kerala, India, where private hospitals produced significantly higher healthcare waste than government-owned hospitals per kilogram per day (Savitha & Joseph, 2023). However, cooperation among private hospitals in collating, managing and disposing of healthcare waste was more efficient than government hospitals.…”

Section: Generation and Disposal Of Healthcare-related Wastementioning

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Healthcare industry waste and public health: a systematic review

Husaini,

Bernardez,

Zetina

et al. 2023

AGJSR

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PurposeA direct correlation exists between waste disposal, disease spread and public health. This article systematically reviewed healthcare waste and its implication for public health. This review identified and described the associations and impact of waste disposal on public health.Design/methodology/approachThis paper systematically reviewed the literature on waste disposal and its implications for public health by searching Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA), PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases. Of a total of 1,583 studies, 59 articles were selected and reviewed.FindingsThe review revealed the spread of infectious diseases and environmental degradation as the most typical implications of improper waste disposal to public health. The impact of waste includes infectious diseases such as cholera, Hepatitis B, respiratory problems, food and metal poisoning, skin infections, and bacteremia, and environmental degradation such as land, water, and air pollution, flooding, drainage obstruction, climate change, and harm to marine and wildlife.Research limitations/implicationsInfectious diseases such as cholera, hepatitis B, respiratory problems, food and metal poisoning, skin infections, bacteremia and environmental degradation such as land, water, and air pollution, flooding, drainage obstruction, climate change, and harm to marine and wildlife are some of the public impacts of improper waste disposal.Originality/valueHealthcare industry waste is a significant waste that can harm the environment and public health if not properly collected, stored, treated, managed and disposed of. There is a need for knowledge and skills applicable to proper healthcare waste disposal and management. Policies must be developed to implement appropriate waste management to prevent public health threats.

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Section: Generation and Disposal Of Healthcare-related Wastementioning

confidence: 99%

Healthcare industry waste and public health: a systematic review

Husaini,

Bernardez,

Zetina

et al. 2023

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Effective waste management in service industry: Fuzzy-based modelling approach for strategic decision-making

Dinçer,

Yüksel,

Eti

et al. 2024

Waste Manag Res

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Hospitals need to identify issues of greater importance on waste management because the implementation of many different strategies may lead to an unconscious increase in costs. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to define the most effective waste management strategies in the service industry. For this purpose, a novel fuzzy decision-making model is proposed that has two different stages. In this context, six JCI-based indicators are weighted by using sine trigonometric fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) methodology. Additionally, a comparative evaluation has also been conducted with sine trigonometric fuzzy Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) technique to check the reliability of the findings. On the other hand, five different strategy alternatives are selected by considering the principles of the integrated waste management hierarchy approach. These items are evaluated by considering sine trigonometric fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity (TOPSIS). On the other side, these factors are also ranked with the help of sine trigonometric fuzzy Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS) to test the consistency of the results. The main contribution is that prior strategies can be presented to the hospitals to have appropriate waste management process by defining the most important factors. Criteria weighting and alternative ranking results are the same in all combinations. Therefore, it is seen that the proposed model creates coherent and consistent results. It is defined that efficient storage of waste is the key issue to have effective waste management process. Moreover, ‘reduce’ is found as the most critical stage of this process.

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Intensity of hospital waste generation and disposal in the selected hospitals in Kerala, India: an analysis based on hospital ownership

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

Healthcare industry waste and public health: a systematic review

Healthcare industry waste and public health: a systematic review

Effective waste management in service industry: Fuzzy-based modelling approach for strategic decision-making

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