Table 3.
Inventory of waste generated in a TKA case.
| Item | Number |
|---|---|
| Gloves outer packaging | 13 |
| Surgical tray wrapping (blue polypropylene sheets) | 8 |
| Gloves inner packaging | 7 |
| Scrub brush packaging | 6 |
| Scrub brush | 6 |
| Ioban inner packaging | 5 |
| Drape adhesive paper | 5 |
| Sheets of paper associated with surgical trays | 5 |
| Suture packaging | 5 |
| Other paper and plastic packaging | 5 |
| Needle packaging | 4 |
| Cement packaging | 4 |
| Surgical gown outer packaging | 3 |
| Saw blade packaging | 3 |
| Nail pick | 3 |
| Ioban outer packaging | 2 |
| Unsterile pouch | 2 |
| Syringe packaging | 2 |
| Femoral cement restrictor packaging | 1 |
| Mayo table cover packaging | 1 |
| Skin stapler packaging | 1 |
| Single basin liner packaging | 1 |
| Intravenous fluid packaging | 1 |
| Pulsed lavage packaging | 1 |
| Surgical marker packaging | 1 |
| Scalpel blade packaging | 1 |
| Mask | 1 |
| Visor | 1 |
| Optivac packaging | 1 |