Visible and occult blood contamination of laryngeal mask airways and tracheal tubes used in adult anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 388-390

  Parker, M R J ^a   Day, C J E ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood; Complications; Equipment; Infections; Laryngeal mask airway; Tracheal; Tubes

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LARYNGEAL MASK; OCCULT BLOOD; SECRETIONS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGEAL MASKS; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 0034114306     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01281.x     Document Type: Article

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