Reuse of single use medical devices and implications for patienty safety
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https://doi.org/10.5327/Z1414-4425202000040009Keywords:
Reutilização de equipamentos. Reciclagem. Segurança do paciente.Abstract
Objective: to describe aspects of the reuse of single-use medical devices and implications for patient safety. Method: academic essay, using
integrative review data and author’s expertise. Results: the reuse of single-use products is a worldwide reality and causes regulatory, technical, economic,
ethical and patient safety debates, denoting several interests of the different actors involved: State, manufacturers, health services, academia, professionals
and users. Although there is a theoretical risk, data do not identify a causal relationship between adverse events and reuse of these products.
There are arguments for and against and are involved: risks and benefits, distributive and social justice. The label of these products represents a critical
node and fomenting element of the dilemmas that permeate this practice. Conclusion: There is consensus that the reuse of a medical product should
have the same safety standard, regardless of whether labeled as single-use or multipurpose. Some so-called single-use products can be safely reused,
but this practice requires organo-structural conditions of health services, as well as expertise, adoption of protocols and supervision of these activities.
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