Eliminating protein from reusable laryngeal mask airways: A study comparing routinely cleaned masks with three alternative cleaning methods

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 346-353

  Coetzee, G J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equipment; laryngeal mask airway. Protein; Sterilisation, autoclaving

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROSINE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RECYCLING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STAIN; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0037385324     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03084.x     Document Type: Article

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