Needlesticks and Surgical Residents: Who Is Most at Risk?

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-398

  Brasel, Karen J ^a   Mol, Christopher ^a   Kolker, Alex ^b   Weigelt, John A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

double glove; needlestick; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; prevention; Professionalism; sharps injuries; surgical residents; Systems Based Practice

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 36549005028     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.04.003     Document Type: Review

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