Infection control and environmental sustainability: focus on practice

IF 2.4 Q3 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY Frontline Gastroenterology Pub Date : 2023-11-23 DOI:10.1136/flgastro-2023-102475
Helen Griffiths
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Endoscopy is known to be a high generator of waste in healthcare. It also poses an infection risk to patients, both from their own endogenous flora and from exogenous micro-organisms. Increases in infection, as seen during the pandemic, result in increased use of single-use equipment, personal protective equipment, packaging and harmful chemicals. With the significant risk of a further pandemic within the next 5 years, both climate change and the risk of infections should be considered as health emergencies, as they create a revolving door scenario. This article reviews some of the endoscopic and non-endoscopic infection risks and practical ways in which we can improve our environmental footprint while maintaining infection prevention and control.
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感染控制和环境可持续性:注重实践
内窥镜检查被认为是医疗保健中产生大量废物的原因。它也对患者造成感染风险,既来自患者自身的内源性菌群,也来自外源性微生物。如大流行期间所见,感染的增加导致一次性设备、个人防护设备、包装和有害化学品的使用增加。由于未来5年内有进一步大流行的重大风险,气候变化和感染风险都应被视为突发卫生事件,因为它们造成了一种旋转门情景。本文综述了一些内窥镜和非内窥镜感染风险,以及我们在保持感染预防和控制的同时改善环境足迹的实用方法。
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Frontline Gastroenterology
Frontline Gastroenterology GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY-
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期刊介绍: Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles that accelerate adoption of innovative and best practice in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. Frontline Gastroenterology is especially interested in articles on multidisciplinary research and care, focusing on both retrospective assessments of novel models of care as well as putative future directions of best practice. Specifically Frontline Gastroenterology publishes articles in the domains of clinical quality, patient experience, service provision and medical education.
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