Assessment of the risk of needlestick injuries associated with intravitreal injections.
Retina
; 34(4): 781-4, 2014 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-23975000
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the overall risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs) associated with intravitreal injection, and more specifically related to the practice of compounding pharmacies of applying informational adhesive stickers to repackaged bevacizumab injection syringes.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study involved an online survey of retina specialists in the United States.RESULTS:
Of the 717 invited retina specialists, 158 (22%) responded to the online survey. The respondents reported using 1 pair of gloves (51%), no gloves (46%), or 2 pairs of gloves (3%) during intravitreal injection. Repackaged bevacizumab syringes distributed by compounding pharmacy were used by 89% of the respondents, and 63% reported that the adhesive sticker was applied directly to the syringe. Unintentional adhesion between the sticker and hand or glove was experienced by 9% of respondents. At least 1 NSI during intravitreal injection was experienced by 8% of respondents, and sticker-related injury was reported by 3%. The sticker was perceived to increase risk for NSI by 33% of respondents.CONCLUSION:
This survey showed that 8% of the responding physicians surveyed have experienced at least one NSI during intravitreal injections, of which approximately one third was attributed to the adhesive sticker. Direct application of misfitting stickers to repackaged syringes by compounding pharmacies may be a practice that can aggravate the risk of NSI.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oftalmologia
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Seringas
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Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha
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Inibidores da Angiogênese
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Rotulagem de Medicamentos
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Injeções Intravítreas
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Retina
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article