title: Focused versus operating room-wide recovery of unused supplies for overseas reconstructive surgery.
abstract: Proliferation of programs that recover surplus operating room supplies may effectively address the needs of volunteer overseas surgical efforts. However, these programs tend to garner supplies highly heterogeneous in nature. In order to evaluate the nature and quantity of supplies generated by plastic and reconstructive procedures, we extrapolated the inventory of 71 consecutive cases from our 33,000-case database. Additionally, we examined the recovery of 7 specific supplies from all cases performed at Yale-New Haven Hospital over a 3-year period. Though consistency is unlikely when only plastic and reconstructive surgical cases are examined, operating room-wide recovery may be a reliable source of usable materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ariyan
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gutter
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shine
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D003237:Connecticut; D006785:Hospitals, University; D007391:International Cooperation; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data