An expanded surgical suture and needle evaluation and selection program by a healthcare resource management group purchasing organization

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-170

  Szarmach, Robin R ^a,c   Livingston, Jean ^a   Edlich, Richard F ^b  

^a Clinical and Contracting Pharmacy Integration   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Catholic Resource Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrators; Clinical acceptability; Evaluation; Group purchasing; Hospital; Nurses; Performance; Selection; Supplier; Surgeons; Surgical needle; Surgical specialties; Surgical suture

Indexed keywords

NEEDLES; ORTHOPEDICS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SURGICAL SUTURE;

HEALTH CARE;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; CHROMIC CATGUT; NYLON; POLOXAMER; POLYBUTESTER; POLYESTER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HYDROLYSIS; NEEDLE; PACKAGING; PROCESS MONITORING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOUND CLOSURE;

EVALUATION STUDIES; GROUP PURCHASING; NEEDLES; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURES;

EID: 0038045735     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v13.i3.30     Document Type: Article

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