Safety of Surgical Personnel: A Global Concern

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• Personal Author:
  Gomaa AE ; Jagger J ; Phillips EK
• Description:
  Thomas Weiser and colleagues (July 12, p 139) have identified high surgical complication rates and the scarcity of surgical care in low-income countries as unaddressed public-health issues of global magnitude. Their focus on the unmet needs of surgical patients is wholly justified, yet overlooks a risk group that is even more neglected: that of surgical personnel in poor countries who are at exceptionally high risk of occupational infect ions from HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. A 2006 survey of surgeons from14 sub-Saharan African countries found that more than 60% were not fully vaccinated against hepatitis B. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Bloodborne-pathogens Health-care-personnel Infectious-diseases Medical-personnel Medical-treatment Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Personal-protective-equipment Public-health Risk-factors Safety-practices Surgery Surveillance-programs

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• ISSN:
  0140-6736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  372
• Issue:
  9644
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034565
• Citation:
  Lancet 2008 Sep; 372(9644):1149
• Email:
  jcj@virginia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The Lancet
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6152761ea157bd4968bc838c3eccb3f95e94c1cc0535272fbba9f073f4464267e1bbe03499b316f22d200c0236a68feb2ac80378a3cf8aa6e7f02d184935a5b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186730/cdc_186730_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 45.11 KB ]