Optimizing COVID-19 medical waste management using goal and robust possibilistic programming
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
131, С. 107838 - 107838
Опубликована: Янв. 6, 2024
Язык: Английский
Risk Management for Whole-Process Safe Disposal of Medical Waste: Progress and Challenges
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
Volume 17, С. 1503 - 1522
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024
Abstract:
Over
the
past
decade,
global
outbreaks
of
SARS,
influenza
A
(H1N1),
COVID-19,
and
other
major
infectious
diseases
have
exposed
insufficient
capacity
for
emergency
disposal
medical
waste
in
numerous
countries
regions.
Particularly
during
epidemics
diseases,
exhibits
new
characteristics
such
as
accelerated
growth
rate,
heightened
risk
level,
more
stringent
requirements.
Consequently,
there
is
an
urgent
need
advanced
theoretical
approaches
that
can
perceive,
predict,
evaluate,
control
risks
associated
with
safe
throughout
entire
process
a
timely,
accurate,
efficient,
comprehensive
manner.
This
article
provides
systematic
review
relevant
research
on
collection,
storage,
transportation,
its
entirety
to
illustrate
current
state
practices.
Building
upon
this
foundation
leveraging
emerging
information
technologies
like
Internet
Things
(IoT),
cloud
computing,
big
data
analytics,
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
we
deeply
contemplate
future
directions
aim
minimize
across
all
stages
while
offering
valuable
references
decision
support
further
advance
Keywords:
waste,
disposal,
progress
challenges
Язык: Английский
A comprehensive decision-making framework to configure a viable healthcare waste management system considering pollution risk: a case study
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Июнь 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
Site selection of medical waste disposal plants: A social network group decision-making framework with incomplete Pythagorean fuzzy preference relations
Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
0(0), С. 0 - 0
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Staged pyrolysis of medical waste for high-value product generation: Impact of inter-component interactions on chlorine migration and light compounds formation
Journal of Cleaner Production,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 145631 - 145631
Опубликована: Май 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
A comprehensive study on the factors influencing the generation of infectious healthcare waste in inpatient healthcare institutions in Hungary
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 25, 2024
Infectious
healthcare
waste
(IHCW)
poses
a
significant
biohazard
and
public
health
risk.
This
study
examines
IHCW
formation
influencing
factors
in
Hungarian
inpatient
institutions.
Factors
such
as
hospital
type,
regional
location,
indicators
related
to
patient
traffic,
educational
activity,
patients
of
certain
types
medical
specialties,
healthcare-associated
infections
(HAIs)
were
examined.
Univariate
multivariate
statistical
methods
identified
predictors
occurrence.
The
generation
rate
ranged
from
0.15
0.81
kg/bed/day
nationally,
it
increased
by
40.74%
between
2017
2021,
significantly
impacted
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
data
also
showed
that
number
beds
increased,
production
proportionally.
results
indicate
rates
vary
with
university
hospitals
producing
most
waste.
incidence
HAI
multidrug-resistant
(MDR)
bacterial
emerged
primary
driver
generation,
along
intensive
care
unit
patients,
differences.
Southern
Great
Plain
region
had
highest
(0,42
kg/bed/day)
among
seven
regions
studied.
highlights
critical
impact
MDR
on
production,
emphasizing
need
for
targeted
management
high-risk
areas.
Regional
differences
necessity
tailored
strategies
address
local
challenges.
provides
essential
insights
into
Hungary,
offering
valuable
information
policy
practice.Implication
statementNowadays,
one
main
problems
is
uncontrollable
amount
generated
sector.
represents
biological
hazard
high
risk,
both
an
individual
community
level,
so
more
precise
knowledge
these
risks
extremely
important.In
Central
European
region,
very
few
studies
have
dealt
infectious
sector,
this
first
research
Hungary.
aim
measure
produced
various
examine
general
specific
affect
waste.The
findings
reveal
(GR)
considerably
across
different
regions.
practices
In
addition,
emphasizes
importance
developing
region-specific
view
inequalities.
A
crucial
insight
(HAIs),
particularly
infections,
has
GR,
surpassing
other
known
factors.
suggests
effective
control
HAIs,
especially
can
lead
substantial
reduction
IHCW.
pandemic
not
only
IHCW,
but
factors.Overall,
informing
practice.
By
understanding
policymakers
practitioners
develop
policies
practices.
take
account
unique
characteristics
each
type
geographic
ultimately
reducing
burden
providing
healthier
safer
environment
all.
Язык: Английский