title: Absence of increased in-hospital complications with reused balloon catheters.
abstract: A reanalysis of data from a prospective Canadian study suggests that catheter reuse is not associated with an increased rate of in-hospital complications. However, these results should be replicated in clinical trials before catheter reuse becomes routinely established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Plante
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Arheart
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Topol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged