Blood and Body Fluid Splashes During Surgery – The Need for Eye Protection and Masks
| Autor: | C.J. Ranaboldo, C.G. Davies, A S K Ghauri, Muhammad N. Khan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Needlestick injury Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Eye protection medicine.disease_cause medicine Humans Prospective Studies General Body fluid Splash business.industry Masks Mucous membrane General Medicine Equipment Design medicine.disease Surgery Body Fluids medicine.anatomical_structure Blood Eye Protective Devices Lens (anatomy) General Surgery Equipment Contamination business |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION While most surgeons make an effort to avoid needlestick injury, some can pay little attention to reduce the potential route of infection occurring when body fluids splash into the eye. It has been shown that transmission of HIV, hepatitis B or C can occur across any mucous membrane. This study aims to quantify how frequently body fluids splash the mask and lens of wrap around protective glasses thus potentially exposing the surgeon to infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study was carried out by a single surgeon on all cases performed over a 1-year period. Protective mask and glasses were examined before and after operations. RESULTS A total of 384 operations were performed with 174 (45%) showing blood or body fluid splash on the lens. A high incidence of splashes was found in vascular surgical procedures (79%). All amputations showed splash on the protective lens. Interestingly, 50% of laparoscopic cases resulted in blood or body fluid splash on the protective lens. CONCLUSIONS This study has shown a high incidence (45%) of blood and body fluid splashes found on protective glasses and masks. There was a very high incidence (79%) during vascular surgical procedures. With the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis increasing, it seems prudent to protect oneself against possible routes of transmission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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