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Infectious waste management in Japan: assessment of current trends in waste measurement and reporting in general and psychiatric hospitals
Authors:Negishi  Ritsuki  Kawahara  Kazuo
Institution:1.Department of Health Policy Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
;2.Hinodegaoka Hospital, 310 Oguno, Hinodemachi, Nishitama-Gun, Tokyo, 190-0181, Japan
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Abstract:

Infectious waste (IW) may include waste contaminated with blood and other bodily fluids, cultures of infectious agents from laboratory work, or waste from patients with infections. Accurate and standardized measurement is an important aspect of waste management. In Japan, data on infectious waste generated by hospitals are limited. Therefore, we aimed to identify the current status of infectious waste management and disposal in hospitals. To this end, data on the amount of IW generated and IW disposal costs from 54 public hospitals—25 general hospitals and 29 psychiatric hospitals—between April 2015 and March 2016 were analyzed. The results revealed the absence of a standardized unit of IW measurement, with 33 hospitals reporting IW in kilograms and 21 hospitals reporting it in liters. As expected, the amount of IW generated at psychiatric hospitals was significantly lower than that generated at general hospitals. The amount of IW produced correlated positively with the number of in-patients. Disposal costs varied not only by hospital type and prefecture but also across hospitals of the same type within the same prefecture. A system that consolidates IW data management using standardized units is necessary.

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