BLÁHOVÁ, Lucie, Lenka DOLEŽALOVÁ, Jan KUTA, Šárka KOZÁKOVÁ and Luděk BLÁHA. Hospitals and Pharmacies as Sources of Contamination by Cytostatic Pharmaceuticals: Long-Term Monitoring in the Czech Republic. Online. In Ester Heath, Marina Isidori, Tina Kosjek, Metka Filipič. Fate and Effects of Anticancer Drugs in the Environment. Cham: Springer, 2020, p. 57-70. ISBN 978-3-030-21047-2. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21048-9_3.
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Original name Hospitals and Pharmacies as Sources of Contamination by Cytostatic Pharmaceuticals: Long-Term Monitoring in the Czech Republic
Authors BLÁHOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka DOLEŽALOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jan KUTA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Šárka KOZÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Luděk BLÁHA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Cham, Fate and Effects of Anticancer Drugs in the Environment, p. 57-70, 14 pp. 2020.
Publisher Springer
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/20:00116151
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-3-030-21047-2
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21048-9_3
UT WoS 000716576600004
Keywords in English Occupational exposure; Surface contamination; 5-Fluorouracil; Cyclophosphamide; Platinum drugs; LC-MS/MS; ICP MS
Tags rivok, topvydavatel
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS., učo 437722. Changed: 24/1/2022 10:26.
Abstract
Two of the important contamination sources by antineoplastic drugs (AD) are hospitals and pharmacies. Unwanted releases have been documented during all steps of the preparation and administration of these hazardous drugs to patients leading to contamination of both working places and outside environment (transfer by aerosols, contaminated materials, or water after cleaning). Here we present results of a long-term project from 21 hospitals in the Czech Republic (971 samples; 2008–2016) investigating the contamination by major AD-5-fluorouracil (FU), cyclophosphamide (CP) and platinum drugs (total Pt as a sum of broadly used Pt-based drugs cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and carboplatin). In general, lower median levels of contamination have been found in pharmacies, which could be attributed to personnel education and higher safety working standards. On the other hand, surface contamination in other hospital areas exceeded the suggested threshold guidance values (TGVs) in up to 40% of samples depending on the monitored drug (TGVs being 67, 12, and 38 pg per square cm for CP, Pt, and FU, respectively). The highest values, maxima exceeding 29,000 and 49,000 pg per square cm for CP and FU, respectively, have repeatedly been found in outpatient clinics. The monitoring and discussions with responsible managers promoted the implementation of proper procedures and technologies that resulted in an overall decrease of the contamination during the monitored period.
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EF16_013/0001761, research and development projectName: RECETOX RI
LM2015051, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
NV18-09-00188, research and development projectName: Monitoring expozice cytotoxickým léčivům u pracovníků ve zdravotnictví a rodinných příslušníků onkologických pacientů, analýza rizik, zpracování doporučených postupů
Investor: Ministry of Health of the CR
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