Comfort assessment of personal protection systems during total joint arthroplasty using a novel multi-dimensional evaluation tool

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 465-469

  Malik, M Hammy A ^a,b   Handford, Elizabeth ^a   Staniford, Elaine ^a   Gambhir, A K ^a   Kay, P R ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comfort; Personal protection system; Total joint replacement

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EMOTION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL MASK; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ANXIETY; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MOVEMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 33748704281     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588406X114695     Document Type: Article

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