Reuse in sterile sites of single‐use medical devices: how common is this in Australia?
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- health care
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 164 (9) , 533-536
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122164.x
Abstract
Objectives To determine to what extent Australian hospitals reuse in sterile sites medical devices labelled “single use only”; to assess the adequacy of cleaning and sterilising procedures before re...Keywords
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