A life cycle assessment of reusable and single-use central venous catheter insertion kits

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1073-1080

  McGain, Forbes ^a   McAlister, Scott ^b   McGavin, Andrew ^a   Story, David ^c,d  

^a WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Ecoquantum Consulting   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC; WATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST; DATA BASE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; INDUSTRY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REUSABLE EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EQUIPMENT REUSE; MEDICAL WASTE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; STAINLESS STEEL; STERILIZATION; VICTORIA; WATER; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84860265735     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31824e9b69     Document Type: Article

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