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Hypothermia, Induced/adverse effects , Stents/adverse effects , Thrombosis/etiology , Acute Coronary Syndrome/surgery , Aged , Cold Temperature , Databases, Factual , Female , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Percutaneous Coronary Intervention/adverse effects , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Thrombosis/epidemiology , Thrombosis/physiopathology , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Latest statistics show worrying figures about labour accidents and illnesses in surgical nursery, due to the lack of preventing measures or unsuitable working conditions. Actually the duties of a scrub nurse bring an important static physical burden and the fulfilment of reiterative movements, as well as environmental conditions that may raise the provability of the development of skeletal muscular diseases in a medium-long time. In order to monitor the correct accomplishment of preventing rules related to working postures and the handling of heavy loads and identify risk factors that may lead to these disorders and asses symptoms related to inadequate positions and/or heavy efforts, a descriptive quantitative study was carried out over 24 theatre nurses from 2 hospitals in Murcia. According to the gathered information, analysed with the statistic program SPSS, the adopted measures to avoid risks are inadequate and insufficient. The inquired population adopt unsuitable postures in a high proportion moreover, what let us establish a significant correlation with the obtained information referred to the posture adopted. As a result, we cannot any longer state that scrub nurses are undergoing the established preventive rules in order to avoid those symptoms associated to the kind of job they carry out. To sum up we believe as very necessary to improve the scrub nurses' quality of work life, the removal of risk factors and the supply of suitable instrumental, drawing up a protocol of safety and working behaviours as well as offering seminars to teach that protocol.
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Cumulative Trauma Disorders/prevention & control , Occupational Health , Operating Room Nursing , Posture , Quality of Life , Adult , Humans , Middle Aged , Surveys and Questionnaires , Weight-BearingABSTRACT
Las estadísticas actuales reflejan datos preocupantes acerca de accidentes y enfermedades laborales en el área de enfermería quirúrgica, forzadas por la carencia de medidas preventivas o por condiciones laborales inadecuadas. Concretamente, el trabajo de la enfermera/o instrumentista conlleva una importante carga física estática y la realización de movimientos reiterativos, así como la exposición a condiciones ambientales que aumentan la probabilidad del desarrollo a medio-largo plazo de trastornos musculo-esqueléticos. Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo descriptivo a 24 enfermeras/os instrumentistas de dos hospitales de Murcia para comprobar el seguimiento de normas de prevención en cuanto a posturas de trabajo y manejo de cargas, identificar factores de riesgo que favorecen la aparición de estos trastornos y evaluar síntomas ligados a posturas inadecuadas y/o sobreesfuerzos. Según los datos, analizados con el programa estadístico SPSS, las medidas adoptadas para la prevención de riesgos son inadecuadas e insuficientes. Además, los encuestados realizan posturas forzadas en una elevada proporción, lo que nos permite establecer una correlación significativa con los datos obtenidos en los síntomas ligados a la postura. Así, consideramos necesario para mejorar la calidad de vida laboral de las enfermeras/os instrumentistas, eliminar factores de riesgo y suministrar materiales adecuados, elaborar un protocolo de Procedimientos Seguros de Trabajo y ofrecer cursos de formación para el aprendizaje de dicho protocolo (AU)
