Peer Reviewed
AMDR Bibliography of Peer-Reviewed Articles and Other Scientific Literature on Reprocessing
| Author | Title | Source | Date | Page, other info. | |
| Geoffroy Ditac, Pierre Jean Cottinet, Minh Quyen Le, Daniel Grinberg, Josselin Duchateau, Kévin Gardey, Arnaud Dulac, et al. | Carbon footprint of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation Get access Arrow | EP Europace | 15 September 2022 | ||
| Miguel Cunha | Sustainability Prize 3 Surgeons’ awareness and opinions on sustainability in surgery: the ECOS-Surgery global survey | British Journal of Surgery | 9 August 2022 | ||
| Julie Boussuge-Roze, Serge Boveda, Saagar Mahida, Ante Anic, Giulio Conte, Julian K R Chun, Eloi Marijon, Frederic Sacher, Pierre Jais | Current practices and expectations to reduce environmental impact of electrophysiology catheters: results from an EHRA/LIRYC European physician survey | EP Europace | 9 August 2022 | ||
| Chantelle Rizan, Tom Brophy, Robert Lillywhite, Malcom Reed & Mahmood F. Bhutta | Life cycle assessment and life cycle cost of repairing surgical scissors | The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | 2 June 2022 | ||
| Amanda Andersen, Siri Fritze Sørensen |
A case study of the environmental and economic sustainability of using remanufactured ultrasound catheters | Research Gate | June 2022 | ||
| John Lazarus, Salome Maswime, Graham Fieggen, et al. | Call for the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority to revisit regulations relating to singleuse medical devices |
The South African Medical Journal | April 2022 | ||
| Rosemary Haddock MBCHB, MRCP, PGDip Med Ed1; Rabia de Latour MD2; Keith Siau MRCP3; Bu’Hussain Hayee PhD, FRCP4; Swapna Gayam MD, FACG5 | Climate Change and Gastroenterology: Planetary Primum Non Nocere and How Industry Must Help | The American Journal of Gastroenterology | March 2022 | ||
| Purnima Aishwarya Prasad, Dhruvi Joshi, Jennifer Lighter, Jenna Agins, Robin Allen, Michael Collins, Foohel Pena, Joan Velletri & Cassandra Thiel | Environmental footprint of regular and intensive inpatient care in a large US hospital | The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | 4 December 2021 | ||
| Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Rachel Levine, M.D., George Barrett, M.B.A., and Andrew Witty, B.A. | Decarbonizing the U.S. Health Sector — A Call to Action | The New England Journal of Medicine | 2 December 2021 | ||
| MF Bhutta | Our over-reliance on single-use equipment in the operating theatre is misguided, irrational and harming our planet |
The Royal College of Surgeons of England | 10 November 2021 | ||
| Marina Romanello, PhD Alice McGushin, MSc Claudia Di Napoli, PhD Paul Drummond, MSc Nick Hughes, PhD Louis Jamart, MSc et al. |
The 2021 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future | The Lancet | 20 October 2021 | ||
| Eliana Auxiliadora Costa, Edina Costa | Single-use devices: reuse regulation policies and implications for collective health | SciELO Brazil | 18 October 2021 | ||
| Chantelle Rizan & Mahmood F. Bhutta | Environmental impact and life cycle financial cost of hybrid (reusable/single-use) instruments versus single-use equivalents in laparoscopic cholecystectomy | Surgical Endoscopy | 24 September 2021 | ||
| Jodi D Sherman, Forbes McGain, Melissa Lem, Frances Mortimer, Wayne B Jonas, Andrea J MacNeill | Net zero healthcare: a call for clinician action | BMJ | 20 September 2021 | ||
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Bart van Straten, S Ligtelijn, L Droog, E Putman, J Dankelman, N H Sperna Weiland, T Horeman |
A life cycle assessment of reprocessing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic
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National Library of Medicine | 3 September 2021 | ||
| Tuncay Bayrak, Saliha Işıl Soylu | Reprocessing of single use medical devices: A new proposal for a regulation | Health Policy and Technology | 16 July 2021 | ||
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Victoria Pegna1, Scarlett A. McNally |
Are single use items the biggest scam of the century?
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Royal College of Surgeons of England | 1 July 2021 | ||
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Jakov Mihanović, Zenon Pogorelić, Nataša Skitarelić, Robert Karlo, Miro Jukić, Igor Stipančić |
Reuse of single-use surgical equipment – Survey on current practice and attitudes in Croatia |
Portal Hrvatskih Znanstvenih Strucnih Casopisa | July 2021 | ||
| Damola Ikeoluwa Akano, Winifred Ijomah, James Windmillb | Hierarchical analysis of factors influencing acceptance of remanufactured medical devices | Cleaner and Responsible Consumption | June 2021 | ||
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C Rizan, M F Bhutta |
Strategy for net-zero carbon surgery
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Oxford Academic: British Journal of Surgery | 8 May 2021 | ||
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Ilyssa O Gordon, MD, PhD, Jodi D Sherman, MD, Michael Leapman, MD, Michael Overcash, PhD, Cassandra L Thiel, PhD |
Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory
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American Journal of Clinical Pathology | 5 April 2021 | ||
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Anna Schulte, Daniel Maga and Nils Thonemann |
Combining Life Cycle Assessment and Circularity Assessment to Analyze Environmental Impacts of the Medical Remanufacturing of Electrophysiology Catheters |
MDPI | 17 January 2021 | ||
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Matthew J. Eckelman, Kaixin Huang, Robert Lagasse, Emily Senay, Robert Dubrow, and Jodi D. Sherman |
Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update | Health Affairs | December 2020 | ||
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Andrea J. MacNeill, Harriet Hopf, et. al. |
Transforming The Medical Device Industry: Road Map To A Circular Economy |
Health Affairs | December 2020 | ||
| Rizan, Chantelle MRCS (ENT); Steinbach, Ingeborg MA; Nicholson, Rosamond MBChB; Lillywhite, Rob PhD; Reed, Malcolm FRCS; Bhutta, Mahmood F. FRCS | The Carbon Footprint of Surgical Operations | Annals of Surgery | December 2020 | ||
| Matthew J. Eckelman, Kaixin Huang, Robert Lagasse, Emily Senay, Robert Dubrow, and Jodi D. Sherman | Health Care Pollution And Public Health Damage In The United States: An Update | Health Affairs | December 2020 | ||
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Jakov Mihanović & Nataša Lisica Šikić & Ivana Mrklić & Zvonimir Katušić & Robert Karlo & Miro Jukić & |
Comparison of new versus reused Harmonic scalpel performance in laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with acute appendicitis—a randomized clinical trial |
Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery | 25 November 2020 | ||
| D.Guzzo, M.M.Carvalho, R.Balkenende, J.Mascarenhas | Circular business models in the medical device industry: paths towards sustainable healthcare | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | September 2020 | ||
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Gerald McDonnell |
Block’s Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation | Wolters Kluwer | 12 August 2020 | ||
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Jodi D.Sherman MD, Cassandra Thiel PhD, et. al. |
The Green Print: Advancement of Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare | Resources, Conservation and Recycling | 22 July 2020 | ||
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David Dunckeret, et. al. |
Reprocessing of electrophysiology material in EHRA countries: an EHRAYoung EP survey | European Society of Cardiology | 20 July 2020 | ||
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C Rizan1, M Reed, F Mortimer, A Jones, R Stancliffe, MF Bhutta |
Using surgical sustainability principles to improve planetary health and optimise surgical services following the COVID-19 pandemic |
The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons | 1 July 2020 | ||
| Chantelle Rizan, Frances Mortimer, Rachel Stancliffe, et. al. | Plastics in healthcare: time for a re-evaluation | The Royal Society of Medicine Journals | 7 February 2020 | ||
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Amit S Gill, Thomas Hampton, Ravi Sharma |
Activism for health: green surgery |
BMJ | 4 February 2020 | ||
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George Winter |
Green Theatre | The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons | November 2019 | ||
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Cassandra Thiel, PhD; Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS |
Jama Network | October 2019 | |||
| Jodi D. Sherman, MD; Andrea MacNeill, MD, FRCSC; Cassandra Thiel, PhD | Reducing Pollution From the Health Care Industry | Jama Network | 2 August 2019 | ||
| Duojin Wang and Jing Wu | Reprocessing and Reuse of Single-Use Medical Devices in China: A Pilot Survey | BMC Public Health | April 2019 | ||
| Bruno de Sousa Martins |
Reprocessing of Single-Use Medical Devices: Clinical and Financial Results |
Portuguese Journal of Public Health | February 2019 | ||
| Lisa WM Leung & Banu Evranos & Alexander Grimster & Anthony Li & Mark Norman & Abhay Bajpai & Zia Zuberi & Manav Sohal & Mark M. Gallagher | Remanufactured Circular Mapping Catheters: Safety, Effectiveness and Cost | Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology | December 2018 | ||
| Camila R.Guettera, Barbara J.Williams, Eliza Slama, Amanda Arrington, Marion C.Henry, Mecker G.Möllere, Janet Elizabeth Tuttle-Newhall, Sharon Steing, & Marie Crandall | Greening the Operating Room | The American Journal of Surgery | October 2018 | ||
| Kerstin H. Wyssusek, Maggie T. Keys, André A. J. van Zundert |
Operating room greening initiatives – the old, the new, and the way forward: A narrative review
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Sage Journals | 22 August 2018 | ||
| David Renton, Peter Denk & Oliver Varban | Reprocessed single-use devices in laparoscopy: assessment of cost, environmental impact, and patient safety | Surgical Endoscopy | 15 June 2018 | ||
| Sorawut Thamyongkit, Malick Bachabi , John M. Thompson, Babar Shafiq and Erik A. Hasenboehler | Use of reprocessed external fixators in orthopaedic surgery: a survey of 243 orthopaedic trauma surgeons | Patient Safety in Surgery | June 2018 | ||
| Cassandra L Thiel, Noe C Woods, Melissa M Bilec | Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Laparoscopic Surgery | Am J Public Health | April 2018 | ||
| Daniel Vukelich, Esq., Association of Medical Device Reprocessors | English Issue Headlines | Journal of MDR | May 2017 | ||
| Aditya Kapoora, Amit Vorab, Gita Natarajc, Sundeep Mishrad, Prafulla Kerkare, C.N. Manjunath | Guidance on Reuse of Cardio-Vascular Catheters and Devices in India: A Consensus Document | Indian Heart Journal | April 2017 | ||
| Daniel Vukelich, Esq., Association of Medical Device Reprocessors | Lessons Learned from FDA’s Regulation of ‘Single-Use’ Device Reprocessing | AAMI Horizons | Spring 2016 | pp. 32-34 | |
| Helen Brann, CMRP, Duke University Heart Center, and Angela Capone, RN, BSN | A Tale of Two SUD Reprocessing Programs: How Two Similar Health Systems Can Achieve Very Different Results | EP Lab Digest | 2015 | ||
| Alonso Punter, Juan Carlos et al. | Economic and Environmental Impact from Reprocessing Single-Use Products in Spanish Hospitals | Impacto Económico y Medioambiental Del Reprocesamiento De Productos De Un Solo Uso En Hospitales Españoles |
2015 | Translation of Introduction and Conclusion | |
| Scott Unger, Amy Landis | Assessing the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of reprocessed medical devices in a Phoenix hospital’s supply chain | Journal of Cleaner Production | August 2015 | ||
| Loftus, Terrence J. MD, MBA, FACS | A Comparison of the Failure Rate between Original Equipment Manufacturer and Reprocessed Single-use Energy Devices | ASME Journal of Medical Devices | August 2015 | ||
| Vukelich, Daniel J., Esq., CAE | Singled Out | Medical Plastics News | August 2014 | No. 33, p. 55 | |
| John C. Wocher | The Reuse of Medical Devices Intended for Single Use: The Great Difference of Opinions | Japan Hospitals: The Journal of Japan Hospital Association | July 2014 | No. 33, p. 55 | |
| Orsini, John,Executive VP & CFO of Cadence Health | Web Extra: Identifying Supply Chain Cost-Containment Opportunities | Healthcare Financial Management Association | June 2014 | Only available to HFMA Members | |
| Choiniere, Denise B., MS, RN | Greening the OR | OR Nurse Journal | July 2013 | Volume 7, Issue 4 p 41-47 | |
| Vukelich, Daniel J., Esq., CAE | Reading into labels: Unpacking the ‘single use’ debate | European Medical Hygiene | July 2013 | EMH Magazine, Issue 5 | |
| Rao R, Mani R, et al | Reprocessing of single-use hemodynamic catheters in cardiology-we do but how best to do it | Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control | June 2013 | From 2nd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2013) | |
| Vukelich, Daniel J., Esq. | A Winning Approach; Regulating Rather Than Banning the Reprocessing of Single Use Devices | Arab Medical Hygiene | April 2013 | AMH Magazine, Issue 9 | |
| Yoan Kagoma MD, Nathan Stall MD, Edward Rubinstein MSc CEM, Douglas Naudie MD | People, Planets and Profits: The Case for Greening Operating Rooms | Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) | 11 June 2012 | CMAJ 2012. DOI:10.1503 /cmaj.112139 | |
| Marcus Bracklo and Ulrike Marczak, Chief Executive Office and Head of Reprocessing, Vanguard AG (Berlin). | Reprocessing Cardiology Devices – Reviewing 15 Years of Experience in Germany | European Cardiology | Summer 2012 | Vol. 8, Issue 2 | |
| Eller, Joann | Sustainability Strategies at Piedmont Hospital: 10 Years of Reprocessing Success in the EP Lab | EP Lab Digest | October 2011 | Vol. 11, Issue 10 | |
| Vukelich, Daniel J., Esq. | Setting the Record Straight: The Debate Over Reprocessing Should Focus on Facts and Science, Not Scare Tactics and Innuendo | Journal of Medical Device Regulation | May 2011 | Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp.23-28 | |
| Von Eiff, Wilfried, M.D. | Report Confirms: Reprocessing Single-Use Devices Decreases Costs | Medical Data Institute | March 2011 | ||
| Metcalf, Carole L. BS, RN, CNOR, CRNFA | Medical Device Reprocessing: A New Way to Go Green | OR Nurse | March 2011 | Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 43-46 | |
| Kwakye, Gifty; Brat, Gabriel A.; Makary, Martin A. | Green Surgical Practices for Health Care | Archives of Surgery | February 2011 | Vol 146, pp.131-6 | |
| Tessarolo,Francesco; Caola, Iole; Nollo, Giandomenico | Critical Issues in Reprocessing Single-Use Medical Devices for Interventional Cardiology | Biomedical Engineering, Trends, Research and Technologies | January 2011 | pp 619-644 | |
| Lester, Bruce R. PhD; Miller, Keith; Boers, Arie BS; Harris, David C. BS; Gamble, William G. MD | Comparison of In Vivo Clinical Performance and Shaft Temperature and In Vitro Tissue Temperature and Transection Times Between New and Reprocessed Harmonic Scalpels | Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques | October 2010 | Vol 20 – No 5 pp 150–159 | |
| The Risks are Controllable | European Hospital | October 2010 | |||
| Walter Popp, Ossama Rasslan, Akeau Unahalekhaka, Pola Brenner, Edith Fischnaller, et. al. |
What is the use? An international look at reuse of single-use medical devices |
July 2010 | |||
| Kwakye, G. MPH, Pronovost, P J. MD, PhD and Makary, M. A. MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University | A Call to Go Green in Health Care by Reprocessing Medical Equipment | Academic Medicine; The Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges | March 2010 | Vol. 85, No. 3, 398-400. | |
| Sloan, T. | First, Do No Harm? A Framework for Evaluating New Versus Reprocessed Medical Devices | Journal of the Operational Research Society | 2010 | Vol. 61, 191-201 | |
| Lester, Bruce R., Boser, Nicole P., Miller, Keith, Schnapf, Mark, Jacques, Beth A., Sullivan, Brian F., and Marchin, George L. | Reprocessing and Sterilization of Single-Use Electrophysiological Catheters: Removal of Organic Carbon and Protein Surface Residues | Journal of AOAC International; A Peer-Reviewed Journal Publishing Basic and Applied Research in the Analytical Sciences Related to Foods, Drugs, Agriculture, and the Environment | 2009 | Vol. 92, No. 4, pp. 1165-73. | |
| Bank, Alan J., Berry, James M., Wilson, Robert F., and Lester, Bruce R. | Acceptance Criteria for Reprocessed Acunav Catheters: Comparison Between Functionality Testing and Clinical Image Assessment | Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Official Journal of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology | March 2009 | Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 507-514. | |
| Kramer, Axel, Assadian, Ojan, Jaekel, Christian and Kraft, Marc. | The Safe Processing of Medical Devices in the Interests of Patient Protection | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 27; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Kramer, Axel and Assadian, Ojan | Ethical and Hygiene Aspects of the Reprocessing of Medical Devices in Germany | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 25; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Grosskopf, Volker and Jaekel, Christian | Legal Framework Conditions for the Reprocessing of Medical Devices | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 24; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Kraft, Marc | Framework Conditions and Requirements to Ensure the Technical Functional Safety of Reprocesed Medical Devices | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 23; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Klosz, Kerstin | Quality Management for the Processing of Medical Devices | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 22; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Krueger, Colin M. | Processing Single-Use Medical Devices for Use in Surgery – Importance, Status Quo and Potential | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 21; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Gaertner, D., Muenz, K., Hueckelheim, E., and Hesse, U. | Ultrasound Scissors: New Single-Use Instruments vs. Resterilized Single-Use Instruments – A Prospective Randomised Study | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 20; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Vom Woedtke, Thomas and Kramer, Axel | The Limits of Sterility Assurance | GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinaer; Deutsche Gesellscheaft fuer Krankenhaushygiene | 3 September 2008 | Vol. 3(3), Doc 19; ISSN 186-5245 | |
| Sung, Jinsil K., Levin, MD, Rafael, Siegel, MD, Jodi, Einhord, MD, Thomas A., Creevy, MD, Willliam R., and Tornetta, MD, Paul. | Reuse of External Fixation Components: A Randomized Trial | Journal of Orthpedic Trauma | February 2008 | Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 126-131. | |
| Horwitz, Daniel S. MD, Schabel, Kathryn L.S. MD, Higgins, Thomas F. MD | The Economic Impact of Reprocessing External Fixation Components | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery | October 2007 | 89: 2132-36 | |
| Tessarolo, F., Disertori, M., Caola, I., Guarrera, G.M., Favaretti, C., and Nollo, G. | Health Technology Assessment on Reprocessing Single-Use Catheters for Cardiac Electrophysiology: Results of a Three-Years Study | Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. | 23-26 August 2007 | pp. 1758-1761 | |
| Tessarolo, F., Caola, I., Fedel, M., Stacchiotti, A., Caciagli, P., Guarrera, G.M., Motta, A., and Nollo, G. | Different Experimental Protocols for Decontamination Affect the Cleaning of Medical Devices | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2007 | Vol. 65, pp. 326-333 | |
| Lester, Bruce R., Alexander, Alan A., Miller, Keith, Boser, Nicole P., Sullivan, Brian F., and Brucker, Gregory | Comparison of Performance Characteristics Between New and Reprocessed Electrophysiology Catheters | Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology | 2006 | Vol. 17, pp. 77-83 | |
| Chudzik, Rafal, Howell, Michael, BSN, RN, Mahajan, Atul | AcuNav Reprocessing: An Evaluation of Safety, Clinical Effectiveness and Cost Savings | EP Lab Digest | February 2006 | Vol. 6, No. 2 | |
| Dirschl, Douglas R., MD (Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) | Reuse of Selected External Fixator Components is Safe and Should be Supported | Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma | January 2006 | Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 43-46. | |
| Tessarolo, F., Caola, I., Nollo, G., Antolini, R., Guarrera, G.M., and Caciagli, P. | Efficiency in Endotoxin Removal by a Reprocessing Protocol for Electrophysiology Catheters Based on Hydrogen Peroxide Plasma Sterilization | Int J Hyg Environ Health | November 2006 | Vol. 209, pp. 557-565 | |
| Tessarolo, F., Caola, I., Caciagli, P., Guarrera, G.M., and Nollo G. | Sterility and Microbiological Assessment of Reused Single Use Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheters | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | 2006 | Vol. 27, No. 12 | |
| Druce, JD, Russell, JS, Birch, CJ, Vickery, K., Harper, RW, and Smolich, JJ. | Cleaning and Sterilization Protocol for Reused Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheters Inactivates Hepatitis and Coxsackie Viruses | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. | August 2005 | Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 720-725. | |
| Sikka, Robby S., Fischer, David A., and Swiontkowski, Marc F. (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota) | Reprocessing Single-Use Devices: An Orthopaedic Perspective | The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery | February 2005 | Vol. 87-A, No. 2, pp. 450-57. | |
| Distel, David RN, MSN, MBA; Beinborn, Douglas MA, BSN; and Hammill, Stephen MD | Cost Containment: Single-Use Vs. Third-Party Reprocessing Issues for Review and Consideration | EP Lab Digest | September 2004 | Vol. 9, Issue 9 | |
| Tessarolo, F., Ferrari, P., Bortoluzzi, S., Motta, A., Migliaresi, C., Zennaro, L., Rigo, A., Guarrera, G.A., and Nollo, G. | Evaluation and Quantification of Reprocessing Modification in Single-Use Devices in Interventional Cardiology | Applied Surface Science | 2004 | pp. 341.346 | |
| Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management | AHRMM Reprocessing Advisory | Hospitalconnect.com (American Hospital Association) | January 2004 | ||
| Warburton, David | Regaining Control: How OEMs Can Participate in the Medical Device Aftermarket in the Wake of MDUFMA: TAs Reprocessed Medical Devices Gain Legitimacy, Manufacturers Prepare for a Changing Market | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry | July 2003 | ||
| Druce, JD, Russell, JS, Birch CJ, Yates, LA, Harper, RW, and Smolich, JJ. | A Decontamination and Sterilization Protocol Employed During Reuse of Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheters Inactivates Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. | March 2003 | Vol 24, No. 3, pp. 184-190. | |
| Matsuura, Maiko, MS, Lounici, Smain, MS, Inoue, Nozomu, MD, PhD, Walulik, Stephen, BS, and Chao, Edmund Y.S., PhD (Johns Hopkins University: Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory) | Assessment of External Fixator Reusability Using Load- and Cycle-Dependent Tests | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research | January 2003 | No. 406, pp. 275-81. | |
| Ma, Nan., Petit, Alain, Huk, Olga L., Yahia L’Hocine, and Tabrizian Maryam. | Safety Issue of Re-Sterilization of Polyurethane Electrophysiology Catheters: a Cytotoxicity Study | Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition | 2003 | Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 213-226 | |
| Haley, Deborah RN, CNOR, MBA | Implementing a Reprocessing Program: Success Hinges on Planning | Infection Control Today | December 2002 | ||
| Ischinger, T.A., Neubauer, G., Ujlaky, R., Schatzl, H., and Bock, M. | Reuse of ‘Single Use’ Medical Devices After Quality Assured Reprocessing: Hygenic, Legal and Economic Aspects. Potential for Cost Savings in Interventional Cardiology | Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie | November 2002 | Vol. 92, No. 11, pp. 889-98 | |
| Stante, Doug | Medical Device Reprocessing – An Alternative | AORN (Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses) Journal | September 2002 | Vol. 76, No. 3, pp. 406, 409-411 | |
| Kinney, Timothy P. MD, Kozarek, Richard A.MD, Raltz, Shirley RN, and Attia, Fouad MBBCh | Contamination of Single-Use Biopsy Forceps: a Prospective in Vitro Analysis | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | August 2002 | Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 209-12 | |
| Dunn, Debra RN, MBA, CNOR | Reprocessing Single-Use Devices – Regulatory Roles | AORN Journal | July 2002 | Vol. 76, No. 1, pp. 98-132 | |
| Dunn, Debra RN, MBA, CNOR | Reprocessing Single-Use Devices – the Equipment Connection | AORN Journal | June 2002 | Vol. 75 No. 6, pp. 1140-1164 | |
| Ayzman, Igor, Dibs, Samer R., Goldberger, Jeffrey, Passman, Rod, and Kadish, Alan | In Vitro Performance Characteristics of Reused Ablation Catheters | Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology | May 2002 | No. 7, pp. 53-59 | |
| Sachs, Marion | Reprocessing Single Use Devices | AORN Journal | May 2002 | Vol. 75, No. 5, pp. 919 | |
| Grabsch, E.A., Grayson, M.L., Johnson, P.D., Yates, L.A., Harper, R.W., and Smolich, J.J. | Bactericidal Efficacy of Sterilizing Protocol for Reused Cardiac Electrophysiology Catheters | American Journal of Cardiology | March 2002 | Vol. 89, pp. 770-772 | |
| Campbell, Steve | The Reuse of Single-Use Devices: The Story Continues | Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) | September/October 2001 | Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 307-311 | |
| Furman, Pamela J. Esq. | New Regulations Clear the Way for Third-Party Reprocessors | Infection Control Today | October 2001 | pp. 36-38 | |
| Lindsay, Bruce D., Kutalek, Steven P., Cannom, David S, Hammill, Stephen C., and Naccarelli, Gerald V. | Reprocessing of Electrophysiology Catheters: Clinical Studies, Regulations, and Recommendations | Journal of Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology | August 2001 | Vol. 24, pp. 1297-1305 | |
| Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) | Single-Use Device Reprocessing Companies; How to Choose | Health Devices | March 2001 | Vol. 30, pp.65-71 | |
| Mickelsen, Steven, Mickelsen, Cara, MacIndoe, Chamisa, Jaramillo, Joe, Bass, Sam MD, West, Gail RN, and Kusumoto, Fred MD | Trends and Patterns in Electrophysiologic and Ablation Catheter Reuse in the United States | American Journal of Cardiology, The | 1 February 2001 | Vol. 87, pp. 351-353 | |
| Buchwalsky, R., Grove, R., and Feldkamp, E. | 25 Year’s Experience with Reusable Heart Catheters | Zeitschrift Fur Kardiologie | February 2001 | pp. 542-549 | |
| Selvey, Don | Medical Device Reprocessing | Infection Control Today | January 2001 | Vol. 5, No. 1 | |
| Furman, Pamela J. Esq. | Single-Use Device Reprocessing | FDA Consumer | November/December 2001 | Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 3 | |
| Clough, John. D., Maurer, Walter, and Nickelson, Dan E. | If it Ain’t Broke, What are we Trying to Fix? Reprocessing Devices Labeled ‘for Single Use Only’ | Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine | September 2000 | Vol. 67, No. 9, pp. 682-4 | |
| Spera, Gabriel | GAO Looks Favorably on Device Reprocessing | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry | 22 August 2000 | ||
| Dickinson, James G. | Justify Device Reuse Curbs on Your Labels, FDA Says | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry | August 2000 | ||
| Wilcox, C.M. | Methodology of Reprocessing One-Time Use Accessories | Gastrointestal Endoscopy Clinics of North America | April 2000 | Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 379-84 | |
| Furman, Pamela J. Esq. | Third-Party Reprocessing of Endoscopic Accessories | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America | April 2000 | Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 385-392 | |
| Lerouge, S., Guignot, C., Tabrizian, M., Ferrier, D., Yagoubi, N., and Yahia, L. | Plasma-Based Sterilization: Effect on Surface and Bulk Properties and J Hydrolytic Stability of Reprocessed Polyurethane Electrophysiology Catheters | J Biomed Mater Rs. | 2000 | pp. 1430-1343 | |
| FDA Deals Setback to Device Reprocessing Foes | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry | 22 October 1999 | |||
| Stoermer, William B., Jr. | Reprocessing Single-Use Devices: Why Does the Debate Continue? | Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry | October 1999 | ||
| Kozarek, R.A. MD, Raltz, S.L. RN, MSN, Ball, T.J. MD, Patterson, D.J. MD, and Brandaour, J.J. MD | Reuse of Disposable Sphincterotomes for Diagnostic and Therapeutic ERCP: A One-Year Prospective Study | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | January 1999 | Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 39-42 | |
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