Cargando…

Comparison of awareness about precautions for needle stick injuries: a survey among health care workers at a tertiary care center in Pakistan

BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) have the potential of causing Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, which is constantly adding to the burden of chronic liver disease in our country. It poses a risk to Health Care Workers (HCWs) and the patients they deal with. In order to limit the spread of these v...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Qazi, Abdul Rafay, Siddiqui, Furqan Ali, Faridi, Salman, Nadeem, Urooj, Umer, Nida Iqbal, Mohsini, Zainab Saeed, Edhi, Muhammad Muzzammil, Khan, Mehmood
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015332/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27610201 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-016-0108-7

Ejemplares similares

Effect of bupivacaine soaked gauze in postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective observational controlled trial in 120 patients
por: Ahmad, Aman, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Clinicopathologic features of triple negative breast cancers: an experience from Pakistan
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Morphologic spectrum of glial tumors: an increased trend towards oligodendroglial tumors in Pakistan
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Arranging blood for elective thyroid surgeries: dilemma continues in the developing world
por: Faridi, Salman, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Diagnostic role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the evaluation of salivary gland swelling: an institutional experience
por: Naz, Samreen, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Spectrum of intra-thoracic lesion detected by computed tomography guided fine needle aspiration biopsy
por: Naqvi, Hanna, et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Clinical pattern and spectrum of endometrial pathologies in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding in Pakistan: need to adopt a more conservative approach to treatment
por: Abid, Mariam, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex cord tumor (UTROSCT), case report with literature review
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Fibro-osseous pseudotumor of the digit presenting as an ulcerated lesion: a case report
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

A large mediastinal benign myoepithelioma effacing the entire hemithorax: case report with literature review
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Mutiple keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KCOT) in a patient with Gorlin syndrome: a case report with late presentation and absence of skin manifestations
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Needle Stick Injuries – Risk and Preventive Factors: A Study among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Pakistan
por: Khan Afridi, Asad Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2013)

Effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on nurses’ compliance with standard precautions in preventing needle stick injuries
por: Alinejad, Navid, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Association of Obesity and Thyroid Cancer at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan
por: Ali, Adnan, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Insight to changing morphologic patterns of glomerulopathy in adult Pakistani patients: an institutional perspective
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSI) in health care workers in Ulaanbaatar
por: Narantuya, G, et al.
Publicado: (2011)

Diagnostic accuracy of Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology: an institutional perspective
por: Naz, Samreen, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Role of peritoneal washing cytology in ovarian malignancies: correlation with histopathological parameters
por: Naz, Samreen, et al.
Publicado: (2015)

Accuracy of intraoperative frozen section for the evaluation of ovarian neoplasms: an institutional experience
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Clinical and prognostic profile of Her2neu positive (non-luminal) intrinsic breast cancer subtype: comparison with Her2neu positive luminal breast cancers
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Needle-Stick Injuries in Ophthalmic Practice
por: Alfarhan, Abdulrahman, et al.
Publicado: (2023)

Awareness of needle-stick injuries among health-care workers in a tertiary health-care center
por: Sardesai, Rituja V., et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Needle stick unjuries among health care workers – a report from India
por: Sureshkumar, D, et al.
Publicado: (2011)

Clinicopathologic features of ovarian neoplasms with emphasis on borderline ovarian tumors: an institutional perspective
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2016)

Latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) expression in Hodgkin lymphoma and its correlation with clinical and histologic parameters
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Clinicopathologic features of invasive metaplastic and micropapillary breast carcinoma: comparison with invasive ductal carcinoma of breast
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

A large parosteal ossifying lipoma of lower limb encircling the femur
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2014)

Impact of infection control activities on the rate of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan over a period of six years: an observational study
por: Zafar, Afia, et al.
Publicado: (2009)

Prognostic parameters of luminal A and luminal B intrinsic breast cancer subtypes of Pakistani patients
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2018)

Hepatitis B, Needle Stick and Medical Workers
por: Wiwanitkit, Viroj
Publicado: (2010)

Needle stick injuries in a tertiary eye-care hospital: Incidence, management, outcomes, and recommendations
por: Rishi, Ekta, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding needle-stick injury among health care providers
por: Madhavan, Anitha, et al.
Publicado: (2019)

Mismatch repair deficiency screening in colorectal carcinoma by a four-antibody immunohistochemical panel in Pakistani population and its correlation with histopathological parameters
por: Hashmi, Atif Ali, et al.
Publicado: (2017)

Assessment effects and risk of nosocomial infection and needle sticks injuries among patents and health care worker
por: Suksatan, Wanich, et al.
Publicado: (2022)

Poor knowledge – predictor of nonadherence to universal precautions for blood borne pathogens at first level care facilities in Pakistan
por: Janjua, Naveed Z, et al.
Publicado: (2007)

Needle-stick injuries in Isfahan, Iran: quality improvement
por: Mobasherizadeh, S, et al.
Publicado: (2011)

Management of needle stick injuries from incapacitated patients
por: Burrows, L, et al.
Publicado: (2010)

Role of syringe holder in reducing needle stick injuries
por: Chowhan, Amit K, et al.
Publicado: (2012)

Study of Prevalence and Response to Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi, India
por: Sharma, Rahul, et al.
Publicado: (2010)

Syncope: experience at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
por: Patel, Muhammad Junaid, et al.
Publicado: (2008)

Cannot write session to /tmp/vufind_sessions/sess_5m5jfnrdjsl4mhqg29f6k630ui