Uriel Zanon
RESUMO
Esta revisão é um convite à reflexão sobre os riscos infecciosos imputados aos resíduos sólidos hospitalares, a imposição da aquisição de incineradores e o desperdício dos escassos recursos da Previdência Social, disponíveis para a assistência hospitalar, em ações de eficácia duvidosa ou nula. Não existem fatos que comprovem que os resíduos sólidos hospitalares causem doença no hospital ou na comunidade. Apenas os cortantes ou perfurantes, tanto hospitalares quanto domésticos, e os recipientes descartáveis contendo culturas são potencialmente infectantes. Eles constituem pequena parcela do volume total e podem ser autoclavados. A incineração não é um método seguro para a esterilização dos resíduos hospitalares.
Palavras-chave: Lixo hospitalar. Infecções hospitalares. Doenças infecciosas. Saneamento básico.
ABSTRACT
This revision is a reflection on the infectious risks of the hospital waste. According to CenterforDisease Control there is no epidemiologic or microbiologic evidence to suggest that most waste from hospitals is any more infective than residential waste. There is no documented epidemiologic evidence that current health care related waste disposal practices have ever caused disease in the community. Only sharps and microbiological cultures are potentially infectious, but they constitute a small part of the total hospital waste and they must be autoclaved. Incineration is not a safe method for the sterilization of the hospital potential infectious waste.
Keywords: Hospital waste. Hospital infection. Infectious diseases. Basic sanitation.
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Endereço para correspondência:
Dr. Uriel Zanon
Av. Pasteur 126/302, Botafogo
22290
Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Recebido para publicação em 09/01/90.
Grupo de Controle de Infecções Hospitalares, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Universidade Federal Fluminense.
Apoio do Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas (CNPq)
