Is there an ethical imperative to reprocess single-use medical devices?

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Published: May 30, 2023

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J Lazarus
University of Cape Town
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2417-8332
J Irlam
University of Cape Town
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-6550

Abstract

Is reusing single-use medical devices (SUDs) ethical? This question takes on urgency in a healthcare world facing ever-greater economic pressures and manifest environmental imperatives. What are the ethics, evidence, and debates in this arena? How should urological surgeons in Africa engage with the issue?

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023)
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Editorial
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J Lazarus, University of Cape Town

Division of Urology, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care, University of Cape Town, South Africa

J Irlam, University of Cape Town

Primary Health Care Directorate, Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care, University of Cape Town, South Africa