Reuse of single use medical devices in Canada: Clinical and economic outcomes, legal and ethical issues, and current hospital practice

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-436

  Hailey, David ^a,b   Jacobs, Philip D ^b,c   Ries, Nola M ^c   Polisena, Julie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Equipment reuse; Ethics; Medical devices; Professional; Safety

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHICS; MEDICAL DEVICES; PROFESSIONAL; SAFETY;

HEALTH RISKS;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CANADA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

CANADA; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; ETHICS, CLINICAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149152975     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462308080562     Document Type: Article

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