| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6354016 | Waste Management | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The correlation between the numbers of hospitals beds in hospitals and the generation rate per bed is weak. The correlation between Infectious Health Care Waste generation per day and beds number is stronger. The total quantity produced by hospitals has increased over the five past years. These results suggest that the quantities of medical waste are not well controlled, and that hospitals have a defective monitoring management system of their waste. Annual peaks are observed in June, July, and December. Thus, this study, for the first time in Lebanon, has provided information on the infectious waste generation, allowing benchmarking between hospitals and between countries.
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Authors
Olivia Maamari, Cedric Brandam, Roger Lteif, Dominique Salameh,