Reducing packaging waste in care units: a national survey
This national survey provides valuable insights into SMD packaging practices in French operating theatres. While safety remains the primary concern-particularly for implantable SMD-there is strong environmental awareness and willingness to adapt practices when clinical safety is not compromised. Based on these findings, professional societies plan to develop recommendations promoting single-pack SMD where clinically appropriate, while maintaining double packaging for high-risk implantable SMD.
Authors
- Virginie Chasseigne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-5172)
- Christophe Lambert
- Sarah Ayraud-Thévenot
- Marc Laurent
- Fabien Nativel
- Dominique Thiveaud
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Université de Poitiers (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers (FR)
- Pharmacochimie et Biologie pour le Développement (FR)
- Université de Rouen Normandie (FR)
- Université de Nîmes (FR)
- Nantes Université (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
- Published
- 2026-02-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ejhpharm-2025-004811
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00