Facial and body blood contamination in major gynecologic surgeries

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 402-405

  Sharma, Jai B ^a   Gupta, Amita ^a   Malhotra, Monika ^a   Arora, Raksha ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Blood splash; Gynecologic surgery; Vaginal surgery; Viral disease

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTAMINATION; FACE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MASK; VAGINA DISEASE; VIRUS INFECTION;

BLOOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBSTETRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0842281974     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1341-8076.2003.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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