Needlestick injuries in a major teaching hospital: The worthwhile effect of hospital-wide replacement of conventional hollow-bore needles

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 180-186

  Whitby, Michael ^a   McLaws, Mary Louise ^b   Slater, Karen ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HOLLOW BORE NEEDLE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFUSION SYSTEM; NEEDLE; NEEDLE FREE INTRAVENOUS SYSTEM; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SAFETY ENGINEERED DEVICE; SYRINGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; NEEDLES; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 40949158810     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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