Surgery
Reports outline surgery study findings from A.A. Mansour and colleagues
Published in AIDS Weekly, June 22nd, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Conjunctival contamination from splashed debris during orthopaedic surgical procedures places surgeons at risk for communicable diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of various types of protective eyewear in preventing conjunctival contamination. A simulation model was constructed with use of a mannequin head in a typical position of a surgeon's head during an operation."
"The head was placed at an appropriate distance from the surgical field, and a femoral osteotomy was performed on a cadaver thigh. Six experimental groups were...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2009-06-22)
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