From Single-Use to Reuse: How AI is Shaping the Future of Single-Use Medical Devices Reprocessing | ||
| International Journal of Sustainable Development and Science | ||
| Volume 7, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 259-266 PDF (451.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijsrsd.2024.329296.1063 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sameh Farag Awad* 1; Eman El-Nemr2; Mariet Metry3 | ||
| 1Water Research Center | ||
| 2Infection control specialist, Surveillance Officer, Damanhur Medical National Institute, General Organization of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharm D - Alexandria University | ||
| 3Doctoral researcher - Faculty of Agriculture - Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| There is no doubt that Artificial Intelligence is the revolution of this century and The upcoming leader of the whole world. Some may see that AI endangers human life and by time it will replace humans and take over their tasks and responsibilities and become the dominant species. Indeed, every detail in our life is now depending totally or partially on Artificial Intelligence. It shapes and controls our future. The benefits originated from its application made it a choice of great importance when we face a problem where human power cannot deal with. In medicine, AI integration has achieved a lot of benefits in many aspects including clinical trials, drug discovery, health services and hospital administration. One aspect of great importance that can benefit from AI integration is infection control. Infection control is one of the pillars in any health care facility. It aims to protect health care givers and patients from getting infections through establishing barriers known as standard precautions. These barriers break down infection transmission cycle preventing microorganisms from reaching host that could be staff, patient, environment or even visitors. Reprocessing of instruments is one of these standard precautions that ensure safety of multiple use instruments before being used again on patients. Our review explains the role that AI can play in infection control specifically in reprocessing of instruments and more specifically reprocessing of single use instruments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| AI; Medical Devices; Reprocessing | ||
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