Reuse of single-use medical supplies?
CMAJ 1998;159:138
The issues surrounding the appropriate clinical reuse of medical supplies intended for single use are legion. The reuse question encompasses clinical, ethical, economic and legal issues that require continuing analysis and debate, particularly when health care funding is being rationed. To facilitate this discussion I have established a searchable electronic discussion forum on the World Wide Web (canmed.net/reuse/). Participants are welcome to pose questions, offer information and respond to previous postings. Any popular Web browser will work at the site. It is expected (and hoped) that discussions concerning anesthesia, cardiologic, surgical and radiologic equipment will predominate.
D. John Doyle, MD, PhD
Department of Anaesthesia
Toronto Hospital and
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ont.
djdoyle@inforamp.net
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