Journal article
Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Operating rooms (ORs) are estimated to generate up to one-third of hospital waste. At the London Health Sciences Centre, prosthetics and implants represent 17% of the institution's ecological footprint. To investigate waste production associated with total knee arthroplasties (TKAs), we performed a surgical waste audit to gauge the environmental impact of this procedure and generate strategies to improve waste management.
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Authors
Stall NM; Kagoma YK; Bondy JN; Naudie D
Journal
Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 97–102
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
April 2013
DOI
10.1503/cjs.015711
ISSN
0008-428X