The Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study) of anesthesia personnel hazard.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-43283
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the incidence, causes, management, outcomes and corrective strategies for personnel hazard in Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study). MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Personnel hazard incidents were extracted from the Thai Anesthesia Incidents Study (THAI Study) database conducted between February 1, 2003 and January 31, 2004 and analysed using descriptive statistics.RESULTS:
Twenty-four incidents of personnel hazard were recorded. Majority of incidents occurred in nurse anesthetist (54.2%). Five incidents exposed to patient blood but no infection reported afterwards. Nineteen incidents (79.2%) were injury without contact to patients blood or body fluid. Most of them were injured by broken ampoules. One case needed to leave from work for a while due to hand dysfunction.CONCLUSION:
Personnel hazard incidence were quite low frequency because of under-report. One case of morbidity was reported. Universal precaution and post exposure prophylaxis tended to minimize the risk of infection.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Humanos
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Acidentes de Trabalho
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Incidência
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Fatores de Risco
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Anestesiologia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
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