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ReviewHealth and technology2022

Remanufacturing of single-use medical devices: a case study on cross-border collaboration between the UK and Nigeria.

Kingsley Oturu, Winifred Ijomah, Andrew Orr, Laura Verpeaux, Ben Broadfoot, Stuart Clark, Ryan Devine

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Review in Health and technology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kingsley OturuDepartment of Design Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.ORCID 0000-0002-7914-9179
Winifred IjomahDepartment of Design Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Andrew OrrDepartment of Design Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Laura VerpeauxDepartment of Design Manufacturing & Engineering Management, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Ben BroadfootDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Stuart ClarkDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
Ryan DevineDepartment of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland.
University of Strathclyde · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper aims to evaluate the current state of the remanufacturing of medical devices, considering the differences between developed and developing countries. With reference to various socio-economic factors, the impact of remanufacturing to sustainability was evaluated and from this, single-use medical devices were deemed to be critical in minimising waste within the medical industry. This is even more critical with increasing use of single-use devices in the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic. It was identified that cleaning is a key consideration for ensuring a safe remanufacturing process that would minimise the risk of infection to patients. Therefore, this process was evaluated and appropriate recommendations made. Although there may be some challenges, further research would be required for integration of the methodology and process outlined into the medical sector.

Indexed as

Developing countriesMedical industryRemanufacturingSingle-use devicesSurgical instruments

Identifiers

PMID35136709
PMCPMC8814787
OpenAlexW4224960888

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Registered trials

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