What is the cost burden of surgical implant waste? An analysis of surgical implant waste in an orthopedics and trauma surgery department of a French university hospital in 2016

During an orthopedic or trauma surgery procedure, when an implantable medical device is unpackaged, not implanted and cannot be resterilized, it is considered “waste”. The cost burden falls on the hospital. The French Social Security Code provides for add-on reimbursement for certain expensive or ve...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research surgery & research, 2019-10, Vol.105 (6), p.1205-1209
Hauptverfasser:	Laurut, Théa, Duran, Chloé, Pages, Arnaud, Morin, Marie-Claire, Cavaignac, Etienne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Costs and Cost Analysis France Health Care Costs Healthcare costs Hospitals, University - economics Humans Medical Waste - economics Orthopedics Orthopedics - economics Prostheses and Implants - economics Retrospective Studies Trauma Centers - economics Trauma surgery Wasted implants
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