At a recent cardiology conference, a nurse reviewed techniques for reducing waste and conserving resources.
How can one be environmentally responsible while maintaining sterility in the catheterization laboratory? This is the issue that Estelle Myny, a nurse at Jacques Cartier Hospital in Massy, France, sought to address at the European Days of the French Society of Cardiology.Angioplasty procedures use costly sterile medical devices with significant environmental impact, hence the interest in evolving new practices that are ecologically friendly and economical.
The angioplasty procedure itself can be adapted. "We decided to lighten the surgical fields, with two versions, one for coronary and the other for angioplasty, which led to a decrease in size and thickness of the field while maintaining absorbency and sterility. By proceeding step by step, we also reduced the thickness of the gowns. In addition, the number of compresses and needles was reassessed...
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