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Is Reuse Financially Worthwhile?
Author(s) -
MYERS GEORGE H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1986.tb06710.x
Subject(s) - reuse , medicine , battery (electricity) , risk analysis (engineering) , waste management , engineering , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The issue of pacemaker reuse is a complicated one. While reuse of other medical devices is feasible, the reuse of implanted pacemakers is dependent upon multiple variables. Among these are battery life, availability of units, and costs of refurbishment When considered using current cost codes, the savings associated with pacemaker reuse are generally negligible and generally do not encourage widespread adoption of this practice.