Safety, cost and environmental impact of reprocessing low and moderate risk single-use medical devices: a systematic review
Safety monitoring systems where SuMD reprocessing is permitted are required. Reprocessing costs should be estimated using appropriate methodologies and research is needed to ensure that life cycle assessment study designs can be better utilised to inform decision-making.
Authors
- Francesco Tessarolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4022-5602)
- Áine Teahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-1457)
- Catherine Waldron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0408-8543)
- Niamh McGrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7716-7277)
- Ailish Farragher
- Leila Keshtkar
- Julie Polisena
Institutions
- University of Trento (IT)
- Fondazione Bruno Kessler (IT)
- Health Research Board (IE)
- ACCESS Health International (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/dgkh000617
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00