Use of protective eyewear among surgeons in a tertiary hospital in northern Nigeria.
Trop Doct
; 37(1): 40-2, 2007 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-17326889
ABSTRACT
The study was a prospective study during which a hand-held lens was used to examine the goggles of all surgeons who used them during surgery at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Only 169 (54.8%) of the 308 surgeons used eye protection during surgery. There was at least a bloodstain on 70 (41.4%) of the goggles. There is need to enforce universal precautions during surgery to protect the eyes of surgeons from blood drops of the patient being operated.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cirugía General
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Exposición Profesional
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Precauciones Universales
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Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa de Paciente a Profesional
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Dispositivos de Protección de los Ojos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Doct
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria