Clean and green: Saving water in the operating theatre

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-24

  Jehle, Karlheinz ^a   Jarrett, Nick ^a   Matthews, Shaun ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol hand rub; Surgical hand disinfection; Water use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; SURGEON; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; SOAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WATER;

EID: 38949102258     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X242277     Document Type: Article

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