Gender differences in practicing standard precautions against blood-borne pathogens among surgeons at a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study

Gender differences in practicing standard precautions against blood-borne pathogens among surgeons at a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study

Background: Surgeons are at an increased risk of contracting blood-borne pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate gender difference, surgical position, surgical experience, and subspecialty regarding surgeons’ compliance to standard precautions. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based...

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Main Authors: Shahad Yousefr Alsaigh, Amal Aboudr Alasmari, Anadel Hassanr Hakeem, Amairah Fahadr Aloushan, Fatemah Saleh Binr Saleh, Alaa Althubaiti, Zeyad Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
barrier precautions
blood-borne pathogens
double gloving
surgeons
surgical positions
surgical specialty
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/AJM.AJM_146_18

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