Evaluation of reprocessing medical devices in 14 German regional hospitals and at 27 medical practitioners‘ offices within the European context – consequences for European harmonization

Evaluation of reprocessing medical devices in 14 German regional hospitals and at 27 medical practitioners‘ offices within the European context – consequences for European harmonization

[english] Safe reprocessing of medical devices through cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization is essential for the prevention of health care associated infections (HAI) and to guarantee patient safety. Several studies detected residual contamination and even severe infections of patients, despite...

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Main Authors: Thiede, Birgit, Kramer, Axel
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2013-11-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Subjects:
reprocessing
medical devices
patient safety
legal basis in Europe
analysis in medical practitioners' offices
analysis in hospitals
harmonization
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2013-8/dgkh000220.shtml

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