TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimization of Iodinated Contrast Media Inventory Management
T2 - Effect of Inventory Diversification on Waste Reduction
AU - Pepin, Eric W.
AU - Unachukwu, Elizabeth
AU - Schultz, Steven
AU - Ananthakrishnan, Lakshmi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American College of Radiology
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Purpose: Iodinated contrast medium (ICM) is available in single- and multiuse vials of varying sizes, but CT departments often preferentially stock only a single or a limited number of vial sizes. The aims of this study were to assess actual ICM waste at a large safety-net hospital and to compare with estimated waste if single-use vials in a variety of vial sizes or multiuse vials were used. Methods: ICM administrations were retrospectively reviewed for all CT examinations performed in 2021 in a department that stocked only 100-mL ICM vials. Administered ICM dose, opened ICM volume and number of vials, and wasted ICM were compared with hypothetical models using optimally sized single-use vials and multiuse vials. Contrast use was also compared by patient class. Results: In total, 40,393 ICM administrations over 49,670 CT examinations among 26,028 patients were reviewed, totaling 4,168,335 mL of contrast media. The mean dose was 103 mL, with mode of 100 mL. Exclusive use of 100-mL vials resulted in 1,006,165 mL waste (mean waste, 26 mL/administration). Optimally sized single-use vials resulted in 436,515 mL waste (mean waste, 11 mL/administration). Multiuse vials resulted in 537,074 mL waste (mean waste, 13 mL/administration). The distribution of optimal single-use vial size differed significantly by patient class (P < .001), with inpatient examinations more amenable to the use of smaller single-use vials. Conclusions: Optimizing ICM inventory can reduce contrast waste by 50% to 59%. Regular monitoring of contrast use may help optimize inventory selection across care settings. This retrospective review supports scrutiny of ICM inventory management to reduce waste, save costs, and mitigate the impacts of supply-chain disruptions.
AB - Purpose: Iodinated contrast medium (ICM) is available in single- and multiuse vials of varying sizes, but CT departments often preferentially stock only a single or a limited number of vial sizes. The aims of this study were to assess actual ICM waste at a large safety-net hospital and to compare with estimated waste if single-use vials in a variety of vial sizes or multiuse vials were used. Methods: ICM administrations were retrospectively reviewed for all CT examinations performed in 2021 in a department that stocked only 100-mL ICM vials. Administered ICM dose, opened ICM volume and number of vials, and wasted ICM were compared with hypothetical models using optimally sized single-use vials and multiuse vials. Contrast use was also compared by patient class. Results: In total, 40,393 ICM administrations over 49,670 CT examinations among 26,028 patients were reviewed, totaling 4,168,335 mL of contrast media. The mean dose was 103 mL, with mode of 100 mL. Exclusive use of 100-mL vials resulted in 1,006,165 mL waste (mean waste, 26 mL/administration). Optimally sized single-use vials resulted in 436,515 mL waste (mean waste, 11 mL/administration). Multiuse vials resulted in 537,074 mL waste (mean waste, 13 mL/administration). The distribution of optimal single-use vial size differed significantly by patient class (P < .001), with inpatient examinations more amenable to the use of smaller single-use vials. Conclusions: Optimizing ICM inventory can reduce contrast waste by 50% to 59%. Regular monitoring of contrast use may help optimize inventory selection across care settings. This retrospective review supports scrutiny of ICM inventory management to reduce waste, save costs, and mitigate the impacts of supply-chain disruptions.
KW - CT
KW - Contrast
KW - ICM
KW - computed tomography
KW - cost-effectiveness
KW - waste reduction
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.06.032
DO - 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.06.032
M3 - Article
C2 - 37543153
AN - SCOPUS:85182355018
SN - 1546-1440
VL - 21
SP - 175
EP - 181
JO - Journal of the American College of Radiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Radiology
IS - 1
ER -