Scalpel safety in the operative setting: A systematic review

Surgery

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 98-106

  Watt, Amber M ^a   Patkin, Michael ^b,c   Sinnott, Michael J ^d   Black, Robert J ^e   Maddern, Guy J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Mater Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SHOE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOUCH;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 71849097841     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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