Adverse staff health outcomes associated with endoscope reprocessing

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-179

  Gutterman, Elane ^a   Jorgensen, Lindsay ^a   Mitchell, Amber ^b   Fua, Sherry ^b  

^a Integrated Medical Development   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOMES; FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPES; HEALTH OUTCOMES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS;

ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; STANDARDS;

HEALTH;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EYE PROTECTION; FIBEROSCOPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; DISINFECTANTS; ENDOSCOPES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; GLUTARAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STERILIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876793019     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: 19435967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-47.2.172     Document Type: Article

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