Infection Control

Scientists at Kyoto University target infection control

Published in Hospital Business Week, November 1st, 2009

According to a study from Kyoto, Japan, "A retrospective review of all exposure injuries affecting members of the operative care line at a single university hospital between January 2000 and December 2007 was performed. A questionnaire survey on current status of adherence to barrier precautions was also completed by 164 staff members."

"Of 136 exposure injuries, 87 (64.0%) were in surgeons, and 49 (36.0%) were in scrub nurses. Surgeons were most commonly injured during suturing (49, 56%), followed by ''handing over sharps'' (7, 8%), whereas scrub nurses were most commonly injured during ''counting and sorting of sharps'' (15, 41%). followed by ''handing over sharps,''...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2009-11-01)

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