Investigating the sterile surgical supply waste in laparotomy surgery

• Main Authors: Mahmoud Bakhshi (Author), Sanaz Mollazadeh (Author), Mehdi Alkhan (Author), Reza Salehinia (Author), Mohammad Parvizi (Author), Zahra Ebrahimi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Operating rooms contribute to over 40% of hospital expenses, with a portion attributed to waste from single-use, sterile surgical supplies (SUSSS). This research aimed to determine the amount of cost wastage due to not using SUSSS during laparotomy procedures. Methods A descripti...