| ID (ISN) del documento | 57873 |
| Número CIS |
92-665 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Año |
1991 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Wong E.S., Stotka J.L., Chinchilli V.M., Williams D.S., Stuart C.G., Markowitz S.M. |
| Título |
Are universal precautions effective in reducing the number of occupational exposures among health care workers? - A prospective study of physicians on a medical service |
| Información bibliográfica |
6 mar. 1991, Vol.265, No.9, p.1123-1128. 28 ref. |
| Resumen |
In a questionnaire survey 277 physicians were queried concerning incidents of exposure to blood and body fluids and barrier use before and after the implementation of universal precautions. Implementation increased the frequency of barrier use during exposure incidents, decreased the number of exposure incidents that resulted in direct contact with blood and body fluids and increased averted exposures in which direct contact was prevented by barrier devices. Thus, universal precautions were effective in reducing the risk of occupational exposures among physicians. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Estados Unidos; riesgos biológicos; personal de los servicios de salud; enfermedades infecciosas |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
vestimentas de protección; encuesta por cuestionario; síndrome de inmunodeficiencia; hepatitis vírica |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Health care services
Biological hazards
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Viral diseases (other than aids)
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