Preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus during operations.
Preventing the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus during surgical procedures requires attention to barrier techniques and to measures designed to prevent injury. Measures to prevent injury must focus on minimizing both the number of people at risk and the opportunities for injury to occur. Special rules are suggested to make surgical team movements more choreographed and deliberate to reduce the opportunities for collisions between hands and sharp instruments.
Department of Surgery, Greenville Memorial Hospital, South Carolina.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D013502:General Surgery; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008397:Masks; D009872:Operating Room Technicians; D011481:Protective Clothing; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D000078329:Workforce; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control