Effect of Safety-engineered Device Implementation on Needlestick Injury Rates
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- SAKAMOTO Fumie
- St. Luke's International Hospital, Division of Safety Management
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- Other Title
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- 安全装置付き鋭利器材の針刺し発生率への影響
- アンゼン ソウチ ツキ エイリ キザイ ノ ハリサシ ハッセイリツ エノ エイキョウ
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Abstract
The effects of four types of safety-engineered devices (SEDs) on needlestick injury (NI) rates were evaluated during a six-year period (2002-2007) at a 520-bed teaching hospital. The devices were winged steel needles (WSNs), IV catheters (IVCs), lancets (LANs), and implantable port access needles (IPNs). A total of 471 NIs were reported, of which more than 60% were caused by hollow bore needles. Device-specific NI rates were significantly lower for SEDs than non-SEDs in the use of WSNs (11.0 vs 25.1 per 100,000 devices delivered, p<0.01) and IVCs (1.0 vs 6.6 per 100,000 devices delivered, p<0.01). Use of SEDs was also associated with significantly lower risks of NIs in the use of WSN (RR=0.44, 95%CI=0.31±0.61) and IVC (RR=0.16, 95%CI=0.05±0.50). There were strong (r=−0.94, p<0.01) and moderate (r=−0.53, p=0.15) negative correlations between yearly SED use rates and NI rates in the use of WSNs and IVCs, respectively. Safety-engineered LANs and IPNs had been used for less than 1 year, and although NI rates for SEDs were lower than non-SEDs (LAN=0.0 vs 0.8 per 100,000 devices delivered, p=0.42; IPN=0.0 vs 41.2 per 100,000 devices delivered, p=0.19), the differences were not significant. In addition to introducing SEDs, promoting their use to replace non-SEDs is effective in reducing NI rates.<br>
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control
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Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control 24 (2), 100-105, 2009
Japanese Society for Infection Prevention and Control
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282680273110784
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- NII Article ID
- 10024804255
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- NII Book ID
- AA12313188
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- ISSN
- 18832407
- 1882532X
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- NDL BIB ID
- 10242358
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed