title: Single-patient-use laparoscopic instrumentation: a company perspective.
abstract: The availability of single-patient-use laparoscopic instrumentation has been important for the adoption of laparoscopic surgery. Many surgeons were first introduced to laparoscopic surgery through the use of single-patient-use instrumentation. While there are reusable alternatives in most cases, many surgeons and operating room nurses still prefer single-patient-use instruments because they are sterile, safe, reliable, innovative in design, and always available. They also offer potential long-term hospital cost savings.
authors.affiliation: Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd, North Ryde NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Straface
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics; D004867:Equipment Design; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D013242:Sterilization
chemical_list: D017744:Medical Waste Disposal