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Reuse and Recycling Practices in a Colombian Hospital
Author(s) -
Arévalo Lyda C.,
CarrilloMartínez César Manuel
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.08.001
Subject(s) - reuse , developing country , poverty , health care , business , medicine , nursing , medical emergency , economic growth , waste management , engineering , economics
REUSE AND RECYCLING of donated and purchased items can allow health care facilities in developing countries to remain financially viable and provide services to those who could not otherwise afford them. IN ONE BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA, HOSPITAL, surgical instrumentation professionals and other clinicians developed reuse and recycling protocols for the OR. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF THE PRACTICES described would be acceptable in the United States, these practices are a direct consequence of the impact of poverty on health care systems in a developing country. AORN J 86 (November 2007) 791–797.