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What a waste! The impact of unused surgical supplies in hand surgery and how we can improve

Bravo et al., 2023

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Bravo D
Thiel C
Bello R
Moses A
Paksima N
Melamed E
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Background: The US health care system is the second largest contributor of trash. Approximately 20% to 70% of waste is produced by operating rooms, and very few of this waste is recycled. The purpose of this study is to quantify the opened but unused disposable …
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