Reuse of coronary angioplasty balloon catheters: Yes or no?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 185-189

  Krause, G ^a   Dziekan, G ^a   Daschner, F D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; PERACETIC ACID;

BALLOON CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CATHETERIZATION; COST SAVINGS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0034058893     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1691     Document Type: Review

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