title: Trends and patterns in electrophysiologic and ablation catheter reuse in the United States.
abstract: In a survey of 140 electrophysiologic laboratories in the USA, 49% reuse catheters to some extent. Catheter reuse is associated with significant reductions in cost but is not conducted in a standardized fashion.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mickelsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mickelsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: MacIndoe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Kusumoto
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000639:trends; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States