Medical device SALs and surgical site infections: A mathematical model

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-237

  Srun, Sopheak W ^a   Nissen, Brian J ^a   Bryans, Trabue D ^b,c   Bonjean, Maxime ^d,e  

^a Quality Tech Services   (United States)

^b BryKor LLC   (United States)

^c WUXI APPTEC   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS; HANDLING TECHNIQUE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION; MEDICAL DEVICES; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; STERILITY ASSURANCE;

HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; QUALITY CONTROL; SIMULATION; STERILITY ASSURANCE LEVEL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861319782     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: 19435967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-46.3.230     Document Type: Article

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