What is the use? An international look at reuse of single-use medical devices

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-307

  Popp, Walter ^a   Rasslan, Ossama ^b   Unahalekhaka, Akeau ^c   Brenner, Pola ^d   Fischnaller, Edith ^e   Fathy, Maha ^b   Goldman, Carol ^f   Gillespie, Elizabeth ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

^g Southern Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical devides; Quality management; Reprocessing; Safety; Single use

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; EUROPE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MIDDLE EAST; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; DEVICE SAFETY; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CROSS INFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT REUSE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STERILIZATION; UNITED STATES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 77954888033     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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