Evaluation of Drug Wastage in the Operating Rooms and Intensive Care Units of a Regional Health Service

CONCLUSIONS: The overall extent of drug wastage in ORs and ICUs is concerning. Interventions aimed at minimizing waste-related costs and improving the environmental sustainability of our practice are paramount. Effort should be put into designing a more efficient workflow that reduces this waste while providing for the emergency availability of these medications in the OR and ICU.PMID:33667211 | DOI:10.1213/ANE.0000000000005457

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - March 5, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Federico Barbariol Cristian Deana Francesca Lucchese Giuseppe Cataldi Flavio Bassi Tiziana Bove Luigi Vetrugno Amato De Monte Source Type: research