Initial experience with reuse of coronary angioplasty catheters in the United States

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1735-1740

  Browne, Kevin F ^a   Maldonado, Rey ^a   Telatnik, Mary ^a   Vlietstra, Ronald E ^a   Brenner, Alan S ^a  

^a Watson Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; COST SAVINGS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; STERILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031539409     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00362-8     Document Type: Article

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