Comparison of equipment management and cleaning protocols for rigid sigmoidoscopy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 728-731

  Simpson, Paul J B ^a   McMurrick, Paul J ^a   Polglase, Adrian L ^a   Koh, Cherry E ^b  

^a CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cleaning protocol; Enzymatic cleaning; Insufflation bellows; Proctoscopy; Sigmoidoscopy; Sterilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; SIGMOIDOSCOPE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; SIGMOIDOSCOPES; STERILIZATION;

EID: 78650479213     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05279.x     Document Type: Article

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