title: Reprocessing and reuse of single-use medical devices: a national survey of Canadian acute-care hospitals.
abstract: A national survey investigated the current practices of reprocessing and reusing single-use medical devices in Canadian acute-care hospitals. Our response rate was 72% (413 responses), and 28% of hospitals reprocess single-use devices. The results showed that Canadian hospital practices have not changed much in the past decade.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Ottawa, ON, Canada. juliep@cadth.ca
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Polisena
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hailey
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moulton
authors.forename: Hussein Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Noorani
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Nola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ries
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Normandin
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardam
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D017743:Equipment Reuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires