Assessment of the invisible blood contamination on nurses' gloved hands during vascular access procedures in a hemodialysis unit

Autor:	Li Li, Kaiwen Ni, Xuewei Du, Suzhen Wu, Jianping Zhang, Haoran Zhou, Qian Hu, Hui Zeng, Xiaofan Sui, Qinglan Meng, Xuguang Wang
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Infectious Diseases Hemodialysis Units Hospital Epidemiology Renal Dialysis Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Humans Nurses Hand Hygiene Prospective Studies Hand
Zdroj:	American journal of infection control. 50(6)
ISSN:	1527-3296
Popis:	A prospective study was conducted to assess potential invisible blood contamination on nurses' gloved hands during vascular access procedures using the occult blood detection method in a hemodialysis unit. 60.13% (273/454) of samples tested positive for hemoglobin. These results highlighted the importance of hand hygiene and glove change during hemodialysis access care.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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