Accidental exposures to blood and body fluid in the operation room and the issue of underreporting

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 541-544

  Nagao, Miki ^a   Iinuma, Yoshitsugu ^a   Igawa, Junko ^a   Matsumura, Yasufumi ^a   Shirano, Michinori ^a   Matsushima, Aki ^a   Saito, Takashi ^a   Takakura, Shunji ^a   Ichiyama, Satoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

operation room; Sharps injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY FLUIDS; CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUTURES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 69049113873     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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