Percutaneous injuries and accidental blood exposure in surgical residents: awareness and use of prophylaxis in relation to HIV.
Percutaneous injuries and accidental blood exposure in surgical residents: awareness and use of prophylaxis in relation to HIV.
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手术住院医师的经皮损伤和意外血液暴露:与艾滋病毒相关的预防措施的认识和使用。
DOI:
10.4103/1119-3077.79237
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
UU Aniebue
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
TO Nwankwo;UU Aniebue
OBJECTIVE
To determine the occurrence of percutaneous injuries (PI) and accidental exposure to patients' blood (AEPB) in surgical residents in Enugu, Nigeria, their awareness of universal precautions (UP), and use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Self-administered semi-structured pre-tested questionnaires were administered to 230 consenting trainee surgeons.
RESULTS
The rate of exposure to PI/ABE was 67.5%. The number of exposures ranged from 1 to 5 with a mean of 1.9 ± 0.99. Senior registrars had the highest rate of exposure (76.9%). In 89 exposures (63.6%) needle-prick injuries were reported. Adequate knowledge of the UP and PEP to HIV virus was only 41%. In most cases (72.1%) respondents subsequently disregarded the exposure.
CONCLUSION
The high rate of exposure to PI/ABE, inadequate knowledge and poor practice of UP/PEP seen in this study underscore the need for creating high level of awareness about UP/PEP, the development of clear institutional guideline and the provision of adequate materials and supervision to ensure adherence with the guideline. The practice of UP and PEP in PI and AEPB are life saving and should be emphasized in residency training.