High-quality filtration allows reuse of anesthesia breathing circuits resulting in cost savings and reduced medical waste

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 536-539

  Daggan, Ralph ^a   Zefeiridis, Andreas ^a   Steinberg, Dean ^b   Larijani, Ghassem ^a   Gratz, Irwin ^a   Goldberg, Michael E ^a  

^a Division of Genetics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper University Health Care 3   (United States)

^b Methodist Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Breathing circuits; Filters; Infection; Medical waste

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; FILTER; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TECHNIQUE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; BACTERIA; COST SAVINGS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MEDICAL WASTE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032696822     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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