A.C. van der Eijk
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Effect of unidirectional airflow ventilation on surgical site infection in cardiac surgery
Environmental impact as a factor in the choice for turbulent mixed air flow
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) in the form of postoperative deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) after cardiac surgery is a rare, but potentially fatal, complication. In addressing this, the focus is on preventive measures, as most risk factors for SSI are not contro ...
Objective: To determine the user experience of wearing comfort of reusable sterile surgical gowns and compare these gowns with conventional disposable surgical gowns. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: An academic hospital in the Netherlands. Population: Gynaecologists, ...
Operating Room Performance Optimization Metrics
A Systematic Review
Literature proposes numerous initiatives for optimization of the Operating Room (OR). Despite multiple suggested strategies for the optimization of workflow on the OR, its patients and (medical) staff, no uniform description of ‘optimization’ has been adopted. This makes it di ...
Environmental sustainability and gynaecological surgery
Which factors influence behaviour? An interview study
Objective: To assess the various factors that influence environmentally sustainable behaviour in gynaecological surgery and examine the differences between gynaecologists and residents. Design: An interview study. Setting: Academic and non-academic hospitals in the Netherlands ...
A New Method to Improve the Environmental Sustainability of the Operating Room
Healthcare Sustainability Mode and Effect Analysis (HSMEA)
Highlights: What are the main findings? Using the HSMEA, it is possible to systematically reduce operating room waste. The HSMEA identifies carbon hotspots of surgical waste based on waste stream analysis. Solutions for improvement are found by applying the six Rs of waste man ...
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Sterilization Packaging for Surgical Instruments in the Operating Room
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Disposable versus Reusable Systems
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 alone. Rigid sterilization co ...