Perioperative use of the hands-free technique: a semistructured interview study.
OCCUPATIONALLY CONTRACTED bloodborne infections are preventable, but the use of many protective measures remains limited. THERE IS GROWING EVIDENCE that the use of the hands-free technique (HFT) to pass sharp items during surgical procedures is effective in protecting against sharps injury and bloody contamination. RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED in-depth telephone interviews to explore 20 health care providers' knowledge and use of the HFT. MOST OF THE INTERVIEWEES did not regularly use the HFT, and some were resistant to its use.
Stringer
Bernadette
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Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Haines
Ted
T
Goldsmith
C H
CH
Blythe
Jennifer
J
Harris
Kenneth A
KA
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*