For patients in isolation rooms, do not place isolation supplies, equipment and medical devices of no immediate use at the bedside.
To reduce the environmental impact of waste is recommended to use a checklist of the supplies and equipment placed on the isolation room by the patient’s bedside. Unused supply, in fact, is at risk of contamination and can be a source of infection for healthcare personnel. In addition, unused medical equipment and devices must be disposed or, if possible, sanitized to make them suitable for reuse. However, this involves the use of energy, water, detergents and disinfectants as well as generating unnecessary waste.
Sources
1. Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee. Routine Practices and Additional Precautions in All Health Care Settings. 3rd edition. Toronto, ON: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; November 2012
2. CDC. Management of multi-drug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, 2006. Last Update 2022
3. National Health and Medical Research Council. Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare. 2019. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
4. Ministero della Salute. Linee guida per la prevenzione e il controllo di Enterobatteri, Acinetobacter baumannii e Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistenti ai carbapenemi nelle strutture sanitarie - Raccomandazione 4: precauzioni da contatto. 2020. Testo completo disponibile on line: https://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_pubblicazioni_2989_allegato.pdf
5. Marsilio M, Rosa A. Il lean e value based management. Modelli e strumenti per la creazione di valore nelle aziende sanitarie. Franco Angeli eds. Milano 2020
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PDFAttention. Please note that these items are provided only for information and are not intended as a substitute for consultation with a clinician. Patients with any specific questions about the items on this list or their individual situation should consult their clinician.
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