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dc.contributor.authorCollins, D
dc.contributor.authorRice, J
dc.contributor.authorNicholson, P
dc.contributor.authorBarry, K
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T15:12:48Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T15:12:48Z
dc.date.issued2012-02-03T15:12:48Z
dc.identifier.citationJ Hosp Infect. 2000 May;45(1):73-5.en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0195-6701 (Print)en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0195-6701 (Linking)en_GB
dc.identifier.pmid10833347en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1053/jhin.1999.0706en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/209120
dc.description.abstractOperative surgery exposes the surgeon to possible blood-borne infections. Risks include pen-etrating injuries and conjunctival contact with infected blood. Visor masks worn during orthopaedic trauma procedures were assessed for blood contamination using computer analysis. This was found to be present on 86% of masks, of which only 15% was recognized by the surgeon intraoperatively. Of the blood splashes 80% were less than 0.6mm in diameter. We conclude that power instrumentation produces a blood particulate mist causing considerable microscopic, facial contamination which is a significant risk to the surgeon.
dc.language.isoengen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Blood-Borne Pathogensen_GB
dc.subject.meshHumansen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Infection Controlen_GB
dc.subject.meshInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/*prevention & controlen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Masksen_GB
dc.subject.mesh*Orthopedic Proceduresen_GB
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_GB
dc.titleQuantification of facial contamination with blood during orthopaedic procedures.en_GB
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Orthopaedics, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalThe Journal of hospital infectionen_GB
dc.description.provinceMunster
html.description.abstractOperative surgery exposes the surgeon to possible blood-borne infections. Risks include pen-etrating injuries and conjunctival contact with infected blood. Visor masks worn during orthopaedic trauma procedures were assessed for blood contamination using computer analysis. This was found to be present on 86% of masks, of which only 15% was recognized by the surgeon intraoperatively. Of the blood splashes 80% were less than 0.6mm in diameter. We conclude that power instrumentation produces a blood particulate mist causing considerable microscopic, facial contamination which is a significant risk to the surgeon.


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