A descriptive study of blood exposure incidents among healthcare workers in a university hospital in Sweden

Lymer, Ulla-Britt; Schütz, Anita Antonsson; Isaksson, Barbro

doi:10.1016/s0195-6701(97)90210-3

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“…O índice de 10% para acidentes relacionados à manutenção da prática de reencapar agulhas entre os profissionais de enfermagem é semelhante a estudos nacionais e internacionais, o que denota ser esse um problema universal (5)(6)(7)(8) . Destacamos recente levantamento realizado pela Secretaria Municipal de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro, no período de janeiro de 1997 a setembro de 2001, onde essa prática foi responsável por 15,9% dos acidentes com enfermeiros e 12,3% daqueles ocorridos com médicos (5) .…”

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Análise dos acidentes com agulhas em um hospital universitário: situações de ocorrência e tendências

Brevidelli

Cianciarullo

2002

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Brevidelli MM, Cianciarullo TI. Análise dos acidentes com agulhas em um hospital universitário: situações de ocorrência e tendências. Rev Latino-am Enfermagem 2002 novembro-dezembro; 10(6):780-6. Os acidentes com agulhas constituem um dos principais riscos de transmissão ocupacional de infecções por via sangüínea (AIDS, hepatite B e C). É prioritário, portanto, discutir estratégias de intervenção baseadas nas AN AN AN AN ANAL AL AL AL ALY Y Y Y YSIS OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES SIS OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES SIS OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES SIS OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES SIS OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES A A A A AT T T T T A UNIVERSITY HOSPIT

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Análise dos acidentes com agulhas em um hospital universitário: situações de ocorrência e tendências

Brevidelli

Cianciarullo

2002

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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“…A survey assessing exposure to HIV among HCWs in South Africa showed that 13.0% of the staff reported accidental exposure when caring for HIVpositive patients [5]. A study in Sweden showed that the majority of reported cases of occupational blood exposure were among nurses [6]. Another studyshowed that nurses were the staff most frequently involved in occupationally acquired HIV infection [7].…”

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Knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan

Fayaz

Higuchi

Hirosawa

et al. 2014

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of health care workers (HCWs) towards universal precautions (UPs) and to look into any associations between knowledge and practice. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was undertaken between August and October 2012, involving 300 HCWs from four national public hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan. A self-administered questionnaire assessing the knowledge and practice of UPs was used. Results: Among the 300 respondents, the mean knowledge score was 5.2 with a standard deviation (SD) of 1.5. On the practice score, the mean was 8.7 (SD = 2.2). A total of 90.6% and 70.8% of HCWs believed that UPs were necessary in contact with urine/feces and tears, respectively, although UPs are not necessary in these cases. On the other hand, 57.8% reported that they always recapped the needle after giving an injection, and 31.8% did not always change gloves in between patients. There were no associations between the knowledge and self-reported practice of UPs. Conclusions: The HCWs in Kabul had inadequate knowledge and poor practice of UPs. Training for HCWs is needed to encourage them to adhere to practice based on improved knowledge.

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“…On the other hand, the results of a Swedish study support the results detected in the present study where the majority of reported cases of occupational blood exposure were among nurses. Moreover, regarding blood and other body fluids reporting system, the study revealed that only 9 % of these incidents had been reported (33). …”

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Universal Precautions: A Survey of Health Care Providers’ Knowledge, Practice and Compliance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ismailia City

Abbas

2010

Egypt. J. Occup. Med.

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Abstract:Objectives: This study was conducted to assess hospital staff' knowledge, selfreported compliance and actual practice of universal precautions, identify important non adherence factors, and determine the proportion of participants exposed to blood and other body fluids with identification of the associated risk factors. Subjects and Methods: A total of 152 hospital staff from different job categories at risky departments in a tertiary care hospital in Ismailia City were included in this survey study where a structured questionnaire and a direct observation check list were used. Results: The mean percent score of participants' self-reported compliance was much higher than those of knowledge and actual practice. Moreover, a statistically significant positive correlation was found only between percent score of participants' knowledge and practice. A gab between knowledge and practice was detected where 75% of the studied participants had insufficient knowledge while 36.2% of them had insufficient practice.Insufficient knowledge was significantly revealed among males, nurses and surgical departments' staff; while insufficient practice was significantly detected among nurses, surgical departments' staff, those with > 48 working hours per week and hospital staff with > 3 constrains. The majority of the participants (65.1%) got their information from sources other than the hospital. Work-related factors were the most important compliance barriers. The majority of the participants had history of sharps injury and exposure to blood or other body fluids splashes at work; however, none of these Abbas RA and El-Gohary SS

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A descriptive study of blood exposure incidents among healthcare workers in a university hospital in Sweden

Cited by 46 publications

References 23 publications

Análise dos acidentes com agulhas em um hospital universitário: situações de ocorrência e tendências

Análise dos acidentes com agulhas em um hospital universitário: situações de ocorrência e tendências

Knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan

Universal Precautions: A Survey of Health Care Providers’ Knowledge, Practice and Compliance in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ismailia City

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