title: Body piercing among Brazilian surgical patients.
abstract: The practice of body piercing is becoming more common worldwide. Surgical patients with body piercings require special preoperative assessment to ensure safety during and after surgery. In a study of Brazilian surgical patients at one facility, only 0.6% had body piercings. An RN or nursing student instructed each patient on piercing removal, and piercings were removed by the patients before surgery.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of São Paulo School of Nursing, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diccini
authors.forename: Aline Malheiro da Costa
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Valmi D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires