Current practices and problems in the reuse of single-use devices in Japan

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-89

  Koh, Aiko ^a   Kawahara, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disposable surgical instrument; Endoscopic surgery; Reuse of SUDs; Single use devices; SUDs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPE; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JAPAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECYCLING; STATISTICS;

DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; JAPAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 21244483013     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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