Introduction: Management of critically ill patients involves extensive diagnostic testing and procedures to inform clinical decision making. This is commonly facilitated by an arterial catheter (AC) connected a pressurised administration set that maintains patency facilitates continuous monitoring. Blood sampling also enabled via this system but can result in blood wastage contamination.

A study to assess the wastage factor of oral polio vaccine (OPV) in the Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) programme of the Government of India was undertaken by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at approximately 31,000 immunization booths all over the country. The study was conducted through the network of 31 Human Reproduction Research Centres (HRRCs) and other ICMR institutes. Wastag...

Background: Inventory management of platelets is critically important to avoid shortage and minimise wastage.1 In our centre this challenging with a platelet order delivery time 12–24 hours no other stock within 400 km radius. Aim: To examine if phoning clinical haematology staff reduced wastage. Methods: Our senior transfusion scientist introduced routine calls when were expiring in the next 1...

INTRODUCTION Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines are expensive relative to those in the EPI systems of low-income countries. The current single-dose presentation costs more to store in the cold chain relative to multi-dose presentations but also has lower wastage rates. It is, therefore, important to determine the optimal balance of vial size and storage costs after adjusting for wastage. OBJECTI...