Supplying the Operating Theatre: Disposables Products or Reused Products

摘要

Traditionally, the operating theatre is integrated in a chain characterized by the re-use of a certain number of instruments and components. Indeed, a great majority of the surgical material is recovered, decontaminated then sterilized to be reinstated in the supplying chain. Thus, we can undoubtedly affirm that the operating theatre is pioneer in the modern art of the re-use and recycling. In fact, the instruments and consumable surgical are extremely expensive. Nevertheless, the management of the reversed component of such a chain presents difficulties and stakes. The operations of rehabilitation in the chain are also extremely expensive. Additionally, the infections and contaminations number of the patients taking place to the block increases. The quality (and relevance) of the operations of decontamination and sterilization being given is in question. Therefore, to improve the care quality and minimizing the total supplying cost is it optimal to use only disposable materials? Or only reused materials? Or both reused and disposable materials?