Ultrasonic scissors: New vs resterilized instruments;Ultraschallscheren: Neue vs. Resterilisierte Einmalinstrumente

Chirurg

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Gartner D ^a   Munz K ^a   Huckelheim E ^a   Hesse, U ^a  

^a Klinikum Stuttgart Krankenhaus Bad Cannstatt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Costs; Dispoable instruments; Efficiency; Laparoscopy; Reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECYCLING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

COST SAVINGS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 39149137853     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00104-007-1420-7     Document Type: Article

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