Kahhaleh J G, Jurjus A R
Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
East Mediterr Health J. 2005 Sep-Nov;11(5-6):929-42.
To evaluate the present situation and plan future directions with regard to implementation of universal precautions in laboratories testing blood samples, we carried out a national cross sectional study in 2003 on a representative sample of laboratories in Lebanon. We compared the results with those of a 1993 study. We found that the education profile of staff had improved, being now more specialized in laboratory science. The discrepancies between what technicians knew, believed in and practised and what was observed in the field improved to some extent in most variables. Disposal of needles and syringes had improved greatly but disposal of blood-contaminated material had not. Given the risks of improper practice, a policy of universal precautions is essential and regular training should be carried out so that staff know and practise the universal precautions and correct laboratory procedures.
为评估在检测血样的实验室中实施普遍预防措施的现状并规划未来方向，我们于2003年在黎巴嫩对具有代表性的实验室样本开展了一项全国性横断面研究。我们将结果与1993年的一项研究结果进行了比较。我们发现工作人员的教育背景有所改善，现在更加专门从事实验室科学。在大多数变量方面，技术人员所知晓、所信奉和所践行的内容与实际观察到的情况之间的差异在一定程度上有所改善。针头和注射器的处置情况有了很大改善，但血液污染材料的处置情况却没有。鉴于不当操作存在风险，普遍预防措施政策至关重要，应定期开展培训，以便工作人员了解并践行普遍预防措施和正确的实验室程序。
