Should drug-pre-filled syringes be made available with disposable spinal needles?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1175-1176

  Lal, J ^a   Smriti, M ^b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

AMPOULE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; LETTER; MENINGITIS; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; NEEDLES; SYRINGES;

EID: 49849084243     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01731.x     Document Type: Letter

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