Kerr Hui-Ling, Stewart Nicola, Pace Alistair, Elsayed Sherief
Department of Orthopaedics, King's Mill Hospital, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2009 Jul;91(5):430-2. doi: 10.1308/003588409X432194.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of sharps injury reporting amongst surgeons.
A total of 164 surgeons completed a questionnaire on the reporting of sharps injuries, on the reasons for not reporting and their practise of universal precautions.
Out of 164 surgeons, only 25.8% had reported all their injuries, 22.5% had reported some and 51.7% had reported none. The top three reasons for not reporting their injuries included perception of low risk of transmission, not being concerned and no time. Of the respondents, 15.9% practised all three universal precautions of double-gloving, face shields and hands-free technique.
We showed that despite local trust adherence to Department of Health policy, sharps injury reporting rates are inadequate. Further investment into healthcare worker education as well as a facilitation of the process of reporting may be necessary to improve reporting rates.
本研究的目的是评估外科医生锐器伤报告的水平。
共有164名外科医生完成了一份关于锐器伤报告、未报告原因及通用防护措施实践情况的问卷。
在164名外科医生中，仅25.8%报告了所有损伤，22.5%报告了部分损伤，51.7%未报告任何损伤。未报告损伤的三大主要原因包括认为传播风险低、不担心和没时间。在受访者中，15.9%实施了双层手套、面罩和免提技术这三项通用防护措施。
我们发现，尽管当地医疗机构遵守了卫生部的政策，但锐器伤报告率仍不足。可能需要进一步投入资源开展医护人员教育，并简化报告流程，以提高报告率。
