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Can converting to synthetic surgical gloves lower hospital operating room costs? 2016

Kurt R Wharton, and Jerry Thomas, and Philippe Henderson, and Lundy Fields

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009873 Operating Rooms Facilities equipped for performing surgery. Operating Room,Room, Operating,Rooms, Operating
D005932 Gloves, Surgical Gloves, usually rubber, worn by surgeons, examining physicians, dentists, and other health personnel for the mutual protection of personnel and patient. Surgical Gloves,Glove, Surgical,Surgical Glove
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017721 Hospital Costs The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services). Cost, Hospital,Costs, Hospital,Hospital Cost

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