title: Reusable laparoscopic instrument systems: an analysis of quality and cost issues.
abstract: This report is the first in a multihospital study designed to examine quality and cost variables associated wih reusable laparoscopic cholecystectomy instrument systems and the economic impacts of instrument reuse practices in hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Weatherly Consulting, Shawboro, NC.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Weatherly
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States