Endotoxins in surgical instruments of hip arthroplasty

• Main Authors: Vania Regina Goveia (Author), Isabel Yovana Quispe Mendoza (Author), Gilberto Lima Guimarães (Author), Flavia Falci Ercole (Author), Bráulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho Couto (Author), Edna Marilea Meireles Leite (Author), Maria Aparecida Resende Stoianoff (Author), José Antonio Guimarães Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate endotoxins in sterilized surgical instruments used in hip arthroplasties. METHOD A descriptive exploratory study conducted in a public teaching hospital. Six types of surgical instruments were selected, namely: acetabulum rasp, femoral rasp, femoral head remover, ch...