What is the use? An international look at reuse of single-use medical devices

• Main Authors: Popp W., Rasslan O., Unahalekhaka A., Brenner P., Fischnaller E., Fathy M., Goldman C., Gillespie E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77954888033&partnerID=40&md5=3dce5921c534f539f9c9bd0f429961cc; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4387
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Reuse of single-use devices is common in most countries worldwide. We provide an overview of the issue from an international perspective.In many developing and transitional countries reuse of cheap single-use devices (needles, syringes, surgical gloves) is common leading to large numbers of unsafe i...