Disposable medical products (4 BENEFITS YOU NEED TO KNOW)
FarStar OGiS medical d.o.o.
We are a company that has 15 years of experience in production of high quality surgical caps and masks.
1. Infection prevention
A research conducted to investigate the presence of microbes on disposable and reusable medical products showed interesting results. More than 30 percent of the wet swabs taken from reusable products had contained pathogens. On the other hand most of the wet swabs taken from the disposable products showed to be sterile. In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Protection states that the use of disposable products improves patient safety. How? By eliminating the risk of patient-to-patient contamination and infection spreading.
2. Saving time
Every single use of the reusable products requires cleaning and sterilization. But disposable products are ready to use and will be disposed of after the use. This saves a lot of time for the medical practitioners and increases their efficiency.
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3. Cutting cost
It may seem like an expensive choice to most of the practitioners, in reality, single use products are cost-effective in the long-term. This is because the reusable devices have high cost which further increases due to the need of purchasing additional accessories. Furthermore, the products require regular cleaning and maintenance. Regular sterilization adds for extra cost.
On the other hand, the single-use products are much cheaper, need least maintenance, and do not require extensive sterilization procedures. There are no additional costs associated with repair. Instead, they are capable of providing similar quality as that of the reusable products.
4. Impact on the environment
At First thought it seems like many disposable products have more detrimental effects on the environment, but this is not the case. If disposed of properly, the single-use products are environmentally-friendly. On the other hand, manufacturing reusable medical devices has a major downside. The waste produced in the form of chemicals and air pollutants, is much more harmful for the atmosphere.
These benefits of using disposable medical products are precisely the reasons to switch from using reusable to using disposable ones.