RT Journal
T1 DEvices, products, and other 1-time-use items in the operating room
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2009
FD July 20
VO 144
IS 7
SP 684
OP 684
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2009.684
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2009.684
AB 
In these days of cost containment, we would like authors to submit articles on the costs of items in the operating room. Specifically, we are interested in cost comparisons between manufacturers on items such as implants, meshes, or specific sutures or dressings. By providing our readership with cost comparisons, we may be able to do better when making choices in the operating room. We request that articles have tables with cost comparisons.