Blood and body fluid splashes during surgery - The need for eye protection and masks

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 770-772

  Davies, Christoper G ^a,b   Khan, M N ^a   Ghauri, A S K ^a   Ranaboldo, C J ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood splash; Eye protection; HIV

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; EYE PROTECTION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL MASK; VASCULAR SURGERY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD; BODY FLUIDS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MASKS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY;

EID: 36649028061     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588407X209301     Document Type: Article

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