Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sterilization Packaging for Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable versus Reusable Systems

Autor: Friedericy, H.J., Egmond, C.W. van, Vogtlander, J.G., Eijk, A.C. van der, Jansen, F.W.

Publikováno v: Sustainability, 14(1)
Sustainability, 14(1). MDPI
Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 430, p 430 (2022)
Sustainability; Volume 14; Issue 1; Pages: 430

The widespread use of single-use polypropylene packaging for sterilization of surgical instruments (blue wrap) results in enormous environmental pollution and plastic waste, estimated at 115 million kilograms on a yearly basis in the United States al

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