Avaliação do plano de gerenciamento de resíduos de serviço de saúde em um laboratório escola do município de Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

The Laboratory of Clinical Analysis Prof. Dr. Eurico Litton Pinheiro de Freitas - LACT - is a school laboratory that performs laboratory exams for patients, belonging to the pharmacy course of the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). As a health care facility, it generates Waste Health Services (RSS) that need to be quantified, segregated and sent to the final destination correctly. The objective of this work is to present the quantification of waste generated by the laboratory and update the PGRSS. The quantification was done by consulting the laboratory's own Esmeralda system from January 07, 2021 to July 31, 2022. Thus, the tests requested in each sector were obtained and it was possible to quantify the volume of waste generated. Hematology performed 3061 tests and produced a total of 100 L of waste. Immunology produced 91 L with 511 tests. Parasitology produced a total of 185 L with 47 tests performed during the period. Urinalysis was responsible for the disposal of 93 L, but since it is diluted urine, this waste was discharged into the sewage system. Biochemistry was the sector with the highest number of tests in the period, with a total of 9369 tests and produced 450 L. The plan update, in turn, allowed for adjustments in the work team, list of tests offered, work processes, and physical area of the laboratory. It can be concluded, therefore, that the laboratory presents the plan duly updated and produced more than 1571 thousand liters of waste in the period evaluated. These residues were discarded after treatment measures that included autoclaving, addition of hypochlorite, addition of enzymatic detergent, and pH correction, in addition to collection by the licensed company hired to ensure the non-contamination of the environment.