Infection control measures for operative procedures in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related patients

Anesthesiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1394-1398

  Chee, Victor Wei Ter ^a,b   Khoo, Mark Li Chung ^a   Lee, Sow Fong ^a   Lai, Yeow Choy ^a   Chin, Ngek Mien ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SURGERY; TRACHEOSTOMY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORK; WORKFLOW;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 2542458286     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200406000-00010     Document Type: Article

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