Risk of facial splashes in four major surgical specialties in a multicentre study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-61

  Endo, S ^a   Kanemitsu, K ^a   Ishii, H ^b   Narita, M ^b   Nemoto, T ^c   Yaginuma, G ^d   Mikami, Y ^a   Unno, M ^a   Hen, R ^e   Tabayashi, K ^a   Matsushima, T ^f   Kunishima, H ^a   Kaku, M ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Tome City Sanuma Hospital   (Japan)

^c Izumi Orthopedics Hospital   (Japan)

^d SENDAI KOUSEI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Department of Neurosurgery   (Japan)

^f Minami Tohoku Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood borne infection; Body fluids; Facial protection; Personal protective equipment; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DISEASE; BODY FLUID; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACE MASK; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; MASKS; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 34548477661     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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