Guidelines for reprocessing nonlumened heat-sensitive ear/nose/throat endoscopes

Laryngoscope

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1708-1718

  Cavaliere, Matteo ^a   Iemma, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cleaning; disinfection; Heat sensitive ENT endoscopes

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEAT SENSITIVE OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY ENDOSCOPE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MICROPROCESSOR; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84864405695     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.23389     Document Type: Review

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