{"title":"Centralized preparation of hazardous drugs. A choice between isolator and laminar airflow.","authors":"P Larrouturou, J Huchet, M C Taugourdeau","doi":"10.1007/BF01962692","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 1987, the manager of the Saint-Joseph Hospital (Paris, France) requested a reorganization of cytotoxic drug preparation. Protection for staff who handle hazardous drugs was the main concern. The conclusions drawn from a first analysis emphasize the advantages of a centralized reconstitution unit against a decentralized system. Subsequently, a workload study and an economic study (investment, maintenance, supplies, staff costs, comparative balance sheet and a 5-year simulation) were carried out, but to choose between a laminar airflow in aseptic room and an isolator in a conventional room. The selected isolator is the first of the conception: the central half-suit uses as a server, and four sleeves located on one side allow two technicians to work in a sterile and closed area without sterile garments.</p>","PeriodicalId":19804,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition","volume":"14 3","pages":"88-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1992-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF01962692","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pharmaceutisch weekblad. Scientific edition","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962692","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In 1987, the manager of the Saint-Joseph Hospital (Paris, France) requested a reorganization of cytotoxic drug preparation. Protection for staff who handle hazardous drugs was the main concern. The conclusions drawn from a first analysis emphasize the advantages of a centralized reconstitution unit against a decentralized system. Subsequently, a workload study and an economic study (investment, maintenance, supplies, staff costs, comparative balance sheet and a 5-year simulation) were carried out, but to choose between a laminar airflow in aseptic room and an isolator in a conventional room. The selected isolator is the first of the conception: the central half-suit uses as a server, and four sleeves located on one side allow two technicians to work in a sterile and closed area without sterile garments.