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What was investigated? The authors used an eco-audit methodology to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions generated by procedures performed in the operating theatre. A total of 30 ablations conducted over an eight-week period were analysed, including the use of...
A particularly positive development from last year continued: more colleagues joined in, many new faces took part, and interaction among colleagues beyond day-to-day work was clearly at the centre. For first-time runners in particular, the relay offered a motivating...
1) Three models – and why classification determines everything Reusable medical devices are reprocessed in Germany in accordance with the MPBetreibV and the KRINKO–BfArM recommendation, which is regarded as the recognised state of the art in science and technology. In...
A recent industry article published by abfallmanager-medizin.de addresses this tension and highlights why it is no longer sufficient to focus solely on waste disposal at the end of the chain. Instead, attention is increasingly shifting towards the entire lifecycle of...
In short: remanufacturing first, then recycling. What this means in practice can be seen in everyday hospital operations. At Marien Gesellschaft Siegen, a hospital group in North Rhine-Westphalia, a total of 2,938 remanufactured medical devices from the product groups...
