Analysis of the medical waste production rate in a teaching hospital

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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.

Object Details

• Alternative title: 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
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 92-98
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 9(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Krankenhaus ; Arzneimittel ; Abfallbeseitigung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Dias, Gisele Loise ; Sarturi, Fernanda ; Camponogara, Silviamar ; Lima, Suzinara Beatriz Soares de ; Lopes, Luis Felipe Dias ; Trevisan, Clara Maria
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2017

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i1.92-98
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53600-3
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST