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ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

COVID 19 Pandemic and biomedical waste management practices in healthcare system.

Ramkrishna Mondal, Siddharth Mishra, Jawahar S K Pillai, Mukunda C Sahoo

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Review in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Understanding Sustainability in Operating Theaters: An Ethnographic Study to Determine Drivers of Unsustainable Behaviors.Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches · 2026
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  3. The Impact of COVID-19 on Waste Infrastructure: Lessons Learned and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
    Review
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  5. Current clinical status of new COVID-19 vaccines and immunotherapy.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ramkrishna MondalDepartment of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Siddharth MishraDepartment of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Jawahar S K PillaiDepartment of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Mukunda C SahooDepartment of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The whole world was shaken with the pandemic of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in end of the year 2019. Due to its novel origin, it was required to follow all precautions possible. Dealing with the massive amount of infectious healthcare waste became an enormous challenge. This review identifies the impacts of the pandemic on biomedical waste management. This systematic review was made by using keywords "biomedical waste" and "COVID 19" in open access databases like PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholers etc. 2124 articles downloaded and 765 found duplicate and 634 not related to the topic. after scrutiny with inclusion criteria 102 articles were considered to analyze the practices related to biomedical waste management during pandemic using PRISMA guideline.. The COVID-19 waste segregation, collection, storage, transportation, and disposal are a big challenge with all stakeholders. In order to control the virus spread, strict monitoring of the complete waste management cycle is required. Adoption of appropriate guidelines is paramount to worker safety and containment of infection. Sustainable recycling methods are needed to deal with the ever-increasing plastic waste resulting from mandatory personal protective equipment (PPE) usage. The situation also demands a rethinking of the healthcare system. Overall, there was an increase in BMW generation, and municipal waste had increased globally. Pandemic preparedness requires a global public health strategy and long-term investments. This will be vital for making a robust community capable enough to fight against any public health pressures in the future, as well as the pandemic tremors. Systematized efforts from all stakeholders, at all levels, not only refines epidemic preparation but also helps to attain a sustainable development of health for a healthier future.

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Bio Medical waste managementCOVID-19healthcare systempandemicrethinking

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PMID35360761
PMCPMC8963639

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