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| Author(s): |
Valéria Castilho
[1]
;
Liliana Cristina de Castro
[2]
;
Andréa Tamancoldi Couto
[3]
;
Flávia de Oliveira Motta Maia
[4]
;
Nair Yoko Sasaki
[5]
;
Felicía Hiromi Nomura
[6]
;
Antonio Fernandes Costa Lima
[7]
;
Vera Lúcia Mira
[8]
;
Paula Manzatti Loyolla
[9]
Total Authors: 9
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Orientação Profissional - Brasil
[2] Universidade São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerenciamento de Enfermagem - Brasil
[3] Universidade São Paulo. Hospital Universitário. Centro Cirúrgico - Brasil
[4] Universidade São Paulo. Hospital Universitário. Divisão de Enfermagem Clínica - Brasil
[5] Universidade São Paulo. Hospital Universitário. Unidade de Terapia Intensiva - Brasil
[6] Universidade São Paulo. Hospital Universitário. Clínica Médica - Brasil
[7] Universidade São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Orientação Profissional - Brasil
[8] Universidade São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Orientação Profissional - Brasil
[9] Prefeitura de Guararema - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 9
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP; v. 45, p. 1613-1620, 2011-12-00. |
| Abstract | |
The objectives of this study were to survey the different types of waste, their causes and suggestions to eliminate them according to the opinion of the nursing and medical staff from the Clinical Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Rooming-In, and Nursery Units; and estimate the cost of the major source of waste found in the referred units. This descriptive, explorative study was performed at the University of São Paulo Teaching Hospital using a quantitative approach. The study sample consisted of 189 medical and nursing professionals. Material waste (36%) was the most often reported by all professional categories, followed by physical structure waste (27%). The most reported wasted materials were medicines, dressing packs, stationary paper, and infusion devices The estimated annual cost of material waste in the studied units is about R$ 479.262,86. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 08/01338-7 - A survey of the major sources of waste in health care units of a teaching hospital |
| Grantee: | Valeria Castilho |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |