title: Economics slow to decide oximeter sensor debate.
abstract: Reusing pulse oximeter sensors is more economical for hospitals, but making the switch from disposables won't be easy. Personnel are used to the convenience of one-use sensors, and there's been some concern about the possibility that blood-borne diseases could be transmitted. But economics may win out--one industry executive says hospitals could save $100 million annually by going with reusables.
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authors: Wagner
mesh_terms: D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D010092:Oximetry / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States