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Analysis of the medical waste production rate in a teaching hospital
Análise da taxa de geração de resíduos de serviços de saúde em um hospital universitário
Analisis de la tasa de produccion de residuos hospitalares en un hospital universitario
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Abstract
Objective: To identify the medical waste production rates (kg.bed-1.day-1) for the waste groups A, B, D (including recyclables) and E, and to verify seasonal influence in the generation of waste. Methods: Data were collected by weighing the waste, during seven consecutive days for four weeks, with e... view more
Objective: To identify the medical waste production rates (kg.bed-1.day-1) for the waste groups A, B, D (including recyclables) and E, and to verify seasonal influence in the generation of waste. Methods: Data were collected by weighing the waste, during seven consecutive days for four weeks, with each week corresponding to a season. Results: The waste production rate presented the following values in kg.bed-1.day-1 for each group: A: 0.831, B: 0.088, D: 2,607, D-Recyclable: 0.525 and E: 0.102. Based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, it was not found evidence that seasonality influences with the generation of the waste. Conclusion: Hospitals with similar numbers of beds have divergent values for the waste production rates, therefore it was not possible to use a reference rate for comparison with other hospitals. Finally, the ANOVA test did not found evidence that seasonality influences the generation of the waste.... view less
Keywords
hospital; pharmaceutical; garbage removal
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 92-98
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9 (2017) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.92-98
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed