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..The modified method employs only disposable equipment to reduce opportunities for cross contamination...

..The modified method employs only disposable equipment to reduce opportunities for cross contamination...

..Despite the re-use of disposable needles, medical injection practices are not likely to contribute significantly to HIV transmission in this region...

..Sarah Tattersall reports on an initiative to encourage GP practices to comply with best practice in infection control by providing evidence on the advantages of purchasing single-use vaginal specula...

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..A reprocessing policy in EP laboratory could lead to savings of about 27,250 euros per 100,000 population, but the economic benefits are strongly dependent on the maximum number of regenerations and the regeneration rate...

..These were found to be better with metal disposable blades (p</=0.001). Vertical and horizontal forces developed during laryngoscopy were greater with plastic than with metal blades...

..1 and 7.5 s, and with the plastic blades 11.8, 9.7 and 9.0 s (p < 0.0001). The use of plastic blades results in both greater peak force and duration of laryngoscopy...

..Reuse of catheters, labelled for single-use only, is dangerous and should be prevented...

..3) Promote safe health care practices equally for clients and staff. (4) Establish a zero-tolerance policy for iatrogenic HIV infections, with publicly reported monitoring and investigations...

..Even the use of retroflush cleaning was not totally effective. These findings suggest that in-hospital reprocessing of biopsy forceps with currently available equipment and cleaning methods is suboptimal...

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..Our data validate the efficacy of reprocessing sphinctertomes once with SI-Auto retro-flush cleaning followed by 2 hours of ethylene oxide sterilization...

..Health care workers should use the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and Standard Precautions to determine the best method to reduce and/or eliminate bioburden...

..In this article, I propose to address some of the concerns related to the reuse of single use medical devices by focusing on the prevalence of this practice, the legal risks involved, regulation of this practice, and risk management...

..Our response rate was 72% (413 responses), and 28% of hospitals reprocess single-use devices. The results showed that Canadian hospital practices have not changed much in the past decade...

..Under discussion is whether using sterile drapes is more effective than not using them. In furthering the debate, examination of the literature is centred on the degree of effectiveness of sterile drapes...

..21) or difficult (P = 0.87) simulation. CONCLUSIONS: Single-use equipment, as presently recommended for tonsillectomy surgery by the UK Department of Health, makes laryngoscopy more difficult for anaesthetists...

..As prions resist routine sterilisation procedures, the use of non-disposable laryngoscope blades poses a risk of transmitting vCJD from patient to patient. The use of such instruments should be abandoned and disposable alternatives used...

..The odds of success at 10 degrees C was six times that at 30 degrees C (OR (95%) 6.7 (1.7, 25.7)). We concluded that both bougies performed best at 10 degrees C...

..This is an issue that requires further investigation and clarification if nurses are to continue assessing patients' techniques with inhaled devices...

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..Facilities need be aware of the possible contamination of reusable infectious waste containers with microorganisms capable of causing nosocomial infections in patients who are compromised...

..Moreover, data on clinical outcomes are missing and, where available, cannot be attributed specifically to the reuse of single-use medical devices...

..Sufficient supply of equipment as well as training, supervision, and monitoring targeting specifically on the risk behaviors and concerned attitudes are essential for behavior changes among the vaccinators...

..CONCLUSION: Strategies for promoting injection safety are necessary if the risk of nosocomial transmission of BBV diseases via unsafe injection practices in rural north India is to be minimized...

..Described here is a patient who developed perinephric abscess from contaminated insulin syringes. Physicians are often unaware of the high prevalence of disposable insulin syringe reuse in the community...

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..There was considerable intersubject and intrasubject variation in the reusable design, often failing to satisfy the minimum brightness. The single use blades were found to be brighter and more reliable than reusable blades...

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..The most common reason for non-compliance was the lack of protection of the laryngoscope handle. CONCLUSIONS: The survey demonstrates widespread non-compliance with and lack of knowledge of, national guidelines...

..24 Yuan. CONCLUSION: The intervention of safe injection practice through universal usage of AD to replace ordinary syringe seemed to be applicable due to its high potential economic benefits...

..59 Euros and 9.69 vs 8.38 Euros for the single-use LMA. CONCLUSION: With the cost savings made possible by use of disposable LMA in both labor and consumables, this practice should be considered...

..However, the extra cost generated by the disposable forceps may be offset by an easier inventory control and the reduction of the cross contamination risk...

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..The authors recommend the need for well-designed, systematic studies to determine the appropriate frequency for changing suction canisters and tubing in the endoscopic setting...

..CONCLUSIONS: Auto-disable syringes should be used for all routine and supplemental vaccination. The increased cost of auto-disable syringes represents only a small increase in the national Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) budget...

..Based on the current data, it is not possible to state that one catheter method is better than another and further research on the topic is strongly recommended...

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..Reusables may provide a useful alternative to disposable products in certain circumstances. The results from this study do not support a more comprehensive costly study...

..15 mm wall thickness), it is vulnerable to buckling. The buckling behaviour is characterized by numerical simulation and experiments, which are compared to the penetration forces for rubber skin mimic and human skin...

..The photographs showed irregular lighting of the blades, which increased with repeated sterilization. CONCLUSIONS: Disposable plastic blades provide more illumination than reusable fiberoptic blades subjected to repeated sterilization...

..Instruments, whether reusable or disposable, should offer value for money...

..However, the more pronounced instrument sticking represents an undesired side effect and should encourage the search for more inert materials to further improve the sealing procedure...

..The device warrants controlled evaluation to determine in which, if any cases, it may be useful for either experienced colonoscopists and/or those with less or minimal experience...