An Environmental Analysis of Reusable and Disposable Surgical Gowns
An Environmental Analysis of Reusable and Disposable Surgical Gowns
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DOI：
10.1002/aorn.12885
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发表时间：
2020-03-01
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0.9
通讯作者：
Griffing, Evan
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作者：
Vozzola, Eric;Overcash, Michael;Griffing, Evan
手术服有助于保护患者免受微生物的接触，并作为围手术期工作人员的个人防护装备。医用纺织品，包括手术服，可作为可重复使用和一次性产品提供。卫生保健机构的管理人员和领导人谁努力使用环境可持续的做法需要当前的数据为决策。这项研究分析了从从地球上提取化石材料到可重复使用和一次性手术服的报废处理的所有活动。研究人员计算了洗衣和废水处理操作，并比较了两种手术服系统对环境的影响。研究结果表明，选择可重复使用的长袍而不是一次性长袍减少了自然资源能源消耗（64%），温室气体排放（66%），蓝水消耗（83%）和固体废物产生（84%）。围手术期护士可以利用这些信息来帮助医院领导做出与长袍系统选择相关的明智决定。
Surgical gowns help protect patients from exposure to microorganisms and serve as personal protective equipment for perioperative staff members. Medical textiles, including surgical gowns, are available as reusable and disposable products. Health care facility administrators and leaders who endeavor to use environmentally sustainable practices require current data for decision making. This study analyzed all activities from the extraction of fossil materials from the earth to the end-of-life disposal of reusable and disposable surgical gowns. The researchers included calculations for laundry and wastewater treatment operations and compared the environmental effects of the two surgical gown systems. The study results showed that selection of reusable gowns rather than disposable gowns reduced natural resource energy consumption (64%), greenhouse gas emissions (66%), blue water consumption (83%), and solid waste generation (84%). Perioperative nurses can use this information to assist facility leaders as they make informed decisions related to gown system selection.