Risk assessment of accidental exposure of surgeons to blood during orthopedic surgery. Are we safe in surgical gloves?

Aim. To analyze tears in sterile surgical gloves used by surgeons in the operating theatre of the Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Department, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Łódź, Poland Materials and Method. This study analyzes tears in sterile surgical gloves used by surgeons by ICD-9 and ICD-10 code...

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Main Authors: Dariusz Timler, Oktawiusz Bończak, Jakub Jończyk, Petre Iltchev, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Michał Marczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2014-03-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://journals.indexcopernicus.com/fulltxt.php?ICID=1095370