Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures

Volume: 37, Issue: 5, Pages: 512 - 518
Published: Feb 9, 2016
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To explore whether surgical teams with greater stability among their members (ie, members have worked together more in the past) experience lower rates of sharps-related percutaneous blood and body fluid exposures (BBFE) during surgical procedures. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective cohort study. SETTING A single large academic teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS Surgical teams participating in surgical procedures (n=333,073) performed during...
Paper Details
Title
Surgical Team Stability and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposures During Surgical Procedures
Published Date
Feb 9, 2016
Volume
37
Issue
5
Pages
512 - 518
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