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Estimate of the annual number of percutaneous injuries among hospital-based healthcare workers in the United States, 1997-1998.
Panlilio, Adelisa L; Orelien, Jean G; Srivastava, Pamela U; Jagger, Janine; Cohn, Richard D; Cardo, Denise M.
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  • Panlilio AL; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 25(7): 556-62, 2004 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15301027
OBJECTIVE: To construct a single estimate of the number of percutaneous injuries sustained annually by healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States. DESIGN: Statistical analysis. METHODS: We combined data collected in 1997 and 1998 at 15 National Surveillance System for Health Care Workers (NaSH) hospitals and 45 Exposure Prevention Information Network (EPINet) hospitals. The combined data, taken as a sample of all U.S. hospitals, were adjusted for underreporting. The estimate of the number of percutaneous injuries nationwide was obtained by weighting the number of percutaneous injuries at each hospital by the number of admissions in all U.S. hospitals relative to the number of admissions at that hospital. RESULTS: The estimated number of percutaneous injuries sustained annually by hospital-based HCWs was 384,325 (95% confidence interval, 311,091 to 463,922). The number of percutaneous injuries sustained by HCWs outside of the hospital setting was not estimated. CONCLUSIONS: Although our estimate is smaller than some previously published estimates of percutaneous injuries among HCWs, its magnitude remains a concern and emphasizes the urgent need to implement prevention strategies. In addition, improved surveillance could be used to monitor injury trends in all healthcare settings and evaluate the impact of prevention interventions.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Personal de Hospital / Lesiones por Pinchazo de Aguja Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Personal de Hospital / Lesiones por Pinchazo de Aguja Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Año: 2004 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos