title: Accidental blood contact during orthopedic surgical procedures.
abstract: A questionnaire study was carried out of all orthopedic surgical procedures in the operating rooms of a teaching hospital over an 8-week period to describe the frequency and circumstances of accidental blood contact. Blood exposure occurred in 11% of the procedures. Contamination of intact skin was the most common incident (79%); percutaneous injury occurred in 13%. The majority of the incidents were believed to be preventable.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Research Unit, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Folin
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nordström
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003264:Containment of Biohazards / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000379:methods* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology