Alan Johnson
Hospital Medicine 63(2): 70
- 71
(Feb 2002)
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy remain common operations of proven benefit. The risk of developing variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD) and its transmission on surgical instruments have led central government to pilot the use of disposable instruments for this operation. This editorial discusses the issues related to this decision and the risks associated with implementing it.
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