Efficacy and safety of reuse of disposable laparoscopic instruments in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective randomized study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 727-731

  Colak, T ^a   Ersoz, G ^a   Akca, T ^a   Kanik, A ^a   Aydin, S ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Efficacy; Infection rate; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Reuse; Safety; Single use instruments

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECYCLING; SAFETY;

EID: 2442471841     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8112-x     Document Type: Article

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