How safety, cost and simplicity are prioritized in the OR can decide the choice of liquid waste management method, according to an article on the Outpatient Surgery article website.
Dumping fluids manually is likely the simplest and most economical option, but can also expose staff to infection and ergonomic hazards.
Investing in solidifying and decontaminating agents can trim the amount of red-bag waste — but at a ost.
The safest option may be a stationary direct-to-drain system that is hard-plumbed into the sanitary sewer, or a portable system on a cart that employs a docking station for automated drainage to the sanitary sewer, the article said.
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