Reducing disposable equipment waste for tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy cases

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 615-618

  Penn, Eddie ^a   Yasso, Sabrina F ^b   Wei, Julie L ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

disposable waste; medical supply waste; tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; AUTOCLAVE; CATHETER; CAUTERIZATION; CONTAINER; COST CONTROL; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; NURSE MANAGER; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TONSILLECTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

ADENOIDECTOMY; COST SAVINGS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; KANSAS; MEDICAL WASTE; OPERATING ROOMS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84870402399     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812450681     Document Type: Review

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