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Use of safety-engineered devices by healthcare workers for intravenous and/or phlebotomy procedures in healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: The acquisition of needle-stick injuries (NSI) in a healthcare setting poses an occupational hazard of transmitting blood-borne pathogens from patients to healthcare workers (HCWs). The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence about the efficacy and safety of usi...

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Autores principales: Ballout, Rami A., Diab, Batoul, Harb, Alain C., Tarabay, Rami, Khamassi, Selma, Akl, Elie A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1705-y