Gynecological speculums in the context of the circular economy

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21460%2F23%3A00361708" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21460/23:00361708 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11020070" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11020070</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/economies11020070" target="_blank" >10.3390/economies11020070</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Gynecological speculums in the context of the circular economy

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The study discusses the issue of disposable and reusable medical devices in the context of circu-lar economy. Its objective is to analyze the opinions of physicians in gynecological practice on the use of disposable and reusable gynecological speculums. A questionnaire survey was carried out in a sample of 206 healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic. Next to that, the cost of both examination methods was calculated and compared using data provided by a gynecological de-partment of a district hospital. The calculations and cost analysis were performed using the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) method. The economic comparison shows that the use of a disposable gy-necological speculum is less expensive, having, however, a greater negative impact on the envi-ronment. The cost of reusable speculums for 25 examinations per day for 15 years is EUR 51,759, while it is EUR 23,998 for disposable speculums for the same use and time horizon. Thus, the use of a disposable speculum represents average annual savings of EUR 1,851. The questionnaire survey shows that both physicians and patients are more likely to prefer disposable speculums for examination, although without a clear rationale.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Gynecological speculums in the context of the circular economy

Popis výsledku anglicky

The study discusses the issue of disposable and reusable medical devices in the context of circu-lar economy. Its objective is to analyze the opinions of physicians in gynecological practice on the use of disposable and reusable gynecological speculums. A questionnaire survey was carried out in a sample of 206 healthcare facilities in the Czech Republic. Next to that, the cost of both examination methods was calculated and compared using data provided by a gynecological de-partment of a district hospital. The calculations and cost analysis were performed using the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) method. The economic comparison shows that the use of a disposable gy-necological speculum is less expensive, having, however, a greater negative impact on the envi-ronment. The cost of reusable speculums for 25 examinations per day for 15 years is EUR 51,759, while it is EUR 23,998 for disposable speculums for the same use and time horizon. Thus, the use of a disposable speculum represents average annual savings of EUR 1,851. The questionnaire survey shows that both physicians and patients are more likely to prefer disposable speculums for examination, although without a clear rationale.

Druh

J_SC - Článek v periodiku v databázi SCOPUS

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

30304 - Public and environmental health

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Economies

ISSN

2227-7099

e-ISSN

2227-7099

Svazek periodika

11

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

1-11

Kód UT WoS článku

000939124300001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85148753872