Blood splash injury: An underestimated risk in endourology

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1183-1187

  Wines, Michael P ^a   Lamb, Alastair ^a   Argyropoulos, Athanasios N ^a   Caviezel, Alessandro ^a   Gannicliffe, C ^b   Tolley, David ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SPLASH INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOSCOPY; ENDOUROLOGY; FACE MASK; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGEON; URETEROSCOPY;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MASKS; RISK FACTORS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 46249123106     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0052     Document Type: Article

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