Glove perforation rate in open lung surgery

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 461-464

  Hollaus, Peter H ^a   Lax, Franz ^a   Janakiev, Dan ^a   Wurnig, Peter N ^a   Pridun, Nestor S ^a  

^a Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Glove perforation; Lung surgery; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; NURSE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB RESECTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032923259     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00055-X     Document Type: Article

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