A prospective comparison of the costs of reusable and limited-reuse laparoscopic instruments

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 136-141

  DesCôteaux, Jean Gaston ^a,b   Blackmore, Kay ^a   Parsons, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 2642691672     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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