Reducing misclassification of medical waste: nudging stakeholders to reduce waste misclassification in a novel simulated operating room built environment
Participants had significant improvement in OR waste classification accuracy after the implementation of educational signage and a novel adapted bin system. These strategies can be employed to increase waste sorting accuracy in the OR or be used as an educational tool during trainings to improve staff understanding of proper waste disposal.
Authors
- Julia Tchou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-1579)
- Chris Chapman
- Christopher Duffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-6445)
- Hee-Jeong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-1370)
- Chang Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4128-1641)
- Jonathan J. Szeto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4567-2453)
Institutions
- Breast Center (CH)
- Penn Center for AIDS Research (US)
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Perioperative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-025-00623-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88