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Toronto Western Hospital (TWH) Waste Audit

NCT06680284 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-11-20

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Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the amount and types of anesthesia wastes generated for each surgical case at the Toronto Western Hospital (TWH). The main questions it aims to answer are:

* The amount of anesthesia waste generated per surgical case at TWH
* The amount of wastes that are inappropriately discarded
* The percentage of discarded waste that can be reused or recycled
* The percentage of recyclable waste that is actually recycled
* The percentage of discarded waste that is appropriately sent to landfill
* The financial cost of waste disposal
* The impact of a staff education program on waste reduction and proper waste disposal

The research team will conduct the audit by inspecting the contents of the waste bins and bags following completion of a surgery.

Conditions

  • Audit of Medical Waste Disposal

Interventions

OTHER

Staff Education Program

A staff education and environmental awareness campaign and in-service to highlight strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste, as well as proper waste disposal practice, will be implemented by way of instructional posters, e-learning modules, a grand rounds presentation, journal club discussion, and brainstorming sessions for waste reduction, reuse and recycle and a brief knowledge test at the end.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vincent Chan, MD, FRCPC · University Health Network, Toronto

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-27
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2026-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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