The prevalence of visible and/or occult blood on anesthesia and monitoring equipment

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-48

  Perry, S M ^a   Managhan, W P ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthesia equipment; Contamination decontamination; Occult blood

Indexed keywords

PHENOLPHTHALEIN;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTAMINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 0035111365     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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