Investigation on disposition of orthopedics implants after removal in operation room in Guangdong province
Abstract：Objective:Toknowaboutthedispositionoforthopaedicimplants after removal and probe into the way of disposition and management of the removed implants,so as to guarantee the legal interests of both the doctors and the patients.Methods:Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to the operating rooms (OR)in 52 hospitals in Guangdong province,and then to count the disposition of the removed implants in every hospital.Results:38%of the removed implants were put into the sharp container;1 8% of them were cast into the medical waste trash;1 8% of them were stored in the oper-ation room;1 2% of them were taken away by the surgeons;6% of them were stored in the equipment department;and 8% of them were given to the pa-tients or their family by initiative.There was no statistically significant difference in disposition of removed orthopaedic implants between grade two and grade-three hospitals(P>0.05).Conclusion:The disposition of the removed orthopaedic implants requires further regulation and legislation,and the strict supervision should be implemented.
Keywords：operatingroomorthopaedicimplantsmedicalwasteswaste treatment
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 2971-2972 )