Contents

      Foreword

      Preface

      Acknowledgement

• Why You Should Not Use PVC tubing in the O2/Aircircuit if You are Using Forane (or Any Anaesthetic Gases)

• Why I.V. Administration Sets Require In-line Filters?

• About Vinyl and the Environment ?

• About Safety of Healthcare Professionals

• About the Reuse of Single-Use Devices

• Why the Great Scientist APJ Abdul Kalam Developed Orthosis Callipers Weighing Just 300 gms !

• Old Dialysis Filters are Responsible for Kidney Patient Injuries

• About the “Distribution Channel” for Hospitals

• About Infectious Hospital Waste

• About Healthcare Supply Chain

• That Long Needles ‘Cut Injection Pain’ for Babies

• About Five Steps to Safer Healthcare

• About Dialysis Procedure

• About Intravenous Infusion Sets ( IV Set ) in Anaesthesia Practice :

• About the US Healthcare Industry

• About IV Catheter-Associated Infections

• About Defining a Medical Device

• About Allergic Reactions to Medical Devices Containing Latex

• About Knowledge Management

• About Occluded Endotracheal Tubes

• About the Ageing Population in Europe

• About Hypotension and Bedside Leukocyte Reduction Filters

• About Filters in Intravenous Filter Sets

• About the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)

• About Complications Related to the Use of Vascular Haemostasis Devices

• About the Importance of Keeping Premixed IV Bags Covered in their    Plastic Overwraps

• About Coatings for Blood-Contacting Devices

• About Potential Cross-Contamination Linked to Haemodialysis Treatment

• About Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections

• About Failure of the Tracheostomy Tube

• About Temporary Artificial Heart

• About FDA Regulations Regarding Medical Devices

• About Complications Related to the Use of Bone Cement

• About Safe Injection and Safety Practices

• About How Different Sterilisation Methods Were Developed?

• About Humanitarian Use Medical Devices (HUDs)

• About Phakic Intraocular Lenses

• About Safeguarding Cardiac Guide Wires to Avoid Breakage

• About Silicon Sensors for Use in Catheters

• About Remote Monitors for Medical Devices

     Product and Subject Index