Evaluation of Practice Efficiency with a Novel Sheathed Flexible Cystoscope: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 883-887

  Krebs, Alfred ^a   Borin, James F ^a   Kim, Isaac Y ^a   Jackson, Donna J ^a   McDougall, Elspeth M ^a   Clayman, Ralph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPE; CYSTOSCOPY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHEATH REMOVAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTOSCOPES; CYSTOSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 36549041496     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.06.1112     Document Type: Article

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