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Accidental Blood Contact During Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ann C. Folin  and
Gun M. Nordström
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Abstract

A questionnaire study was carried out of all orthopedic surgical procedures in the operating rooms of a teaching hospital over an 8-week period to describe the frequency and circumstances of accidental blood contact. Blood exposure occurred in 11% of the procedures. Contamination of intact skin was the most common incident (79%); percutaneous injury occurred in 13%. The majority of the incidents were believed to be preventable.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , April 1997 , pp. 244 - 246
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1997

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