Endoscopes are used widely for the diagnosis and therapy of medical disorders. To prevent spread of nosocomial infection, all endoscopes should undergo thorough cleaning and high-level disinfection following each use. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a user-friendly package label for one liquid chemical germicide that requires a 45-minute immersion at 25 degrees C to support ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of feedback to medical staff in reducing inappropriate hospital days, particularly those attributable to conservative medical discharge policies. DESIGN Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test with non-equivalent control group. SETTING A publicly funded hospital in industrial belt in Barcelona (Spain), serving a predominantly urban population of 100,00...

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether patients' perceptions exceed expectations when seeking treatment in private healthcare settings in the Klang Valley Region of Malaysia. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH A survey was conducted among 191 patients in the Klang Valley Region of Malaysia to measure service quality of the private healthcare setting in Malaysia using SERVQUAL 5 ...

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