title: The best of both worlds--'resposables'.
abstract: Managed care has brought about changes in the way surgical departments function. Minimally invasive surgeries are common, but costly for the surgical department. The use of reusable or resposable instruments can help keep costs down.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Abbott
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000191:economics*