Introducing new anaesthetic equipment into clinical practice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-575

  Wilkes, A R ^a   Hodzovic, I ^a   Latto, I P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFECTION RISK; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 43549085249     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05583.x     Document Type: Editorial

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