In vitro evaluation of integrity and sterilization of single-use argon beam plasma coagulation probes

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-143

  Roach, S K ^a   Kozarek, R A ^a   Raltz, S L ^a   Sumida, S E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LASER COAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISINFECTANTS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HEMOSTASIS, ENDOSCOPIC; HUMANS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0032919955     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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