Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure

Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 80 - 87
Published: Oct 5, 2015
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To use a unique multicomponent administrative data set assembled at a large academic teaching hospital to examine the risk of percutaneous blood and body fluid (BBF) exposures occurring in operating rooms. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective cohort design. SETTING A single large academic teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS All surgical procedures (n=333,073) performed in 2001-2010 as well as 2,113 reported BBF exposures were analyzed. METHODS...
Paper Details
Title
Surgical Procedure Characteristics and Risk of Sharps-Related Blood and Body Fluid Exposure
Published Date
Oct 5, 2015
Volume
37
Issue
1
Pages
80 - 87
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