High concentration potassium permanganate eliminates protein and particle contamination of the reusable classic™ laryngeal mask airway

Anaesthesia

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 524-527

  Laupau, W ^a   Brimacombe, J ^b   Richards, E ^a   Keller, C ^c  

^a CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; GOLD; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PRION PROTEIN; SILICONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; LARYNGEAL MASK; PARTICLE SIZE; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING;

CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; PROTEINS;

EID: 33646680715     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04642.x     Document Type: Article

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