BACKGROUND: The complex environment of the operative setting provides multiple
opportunities for health care workers to sustain scalpel injuries; scalpels are the second …

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Background: The objective of this study was to analyse and compare the potential
effectiveness of two safety strategies in reducing scalpel blade injuries. The two strategies …

In the case of surgical scalpels, blade retraction and disposability have been incorporated
into a number of commercial designs to address sharps injury and infection transmission …

Dermatologists frequently utilize scalpels, which are reported to be to culprit in around seven
percent of the 385,000 sharps‐related injuries sustained by healthcare personnel a year …

Background The occupational hazard associated with percutaneous injury in the operating
room (OR) has encouraged harm reduction through behaviour change and the use of safety …

Background: Needlestickand sharps injuries are the leading causes of morbidity in the
dermatologicfield. Among medical specialties, surgeons and dermatologists have the …

BACKGROUND: The operating room is a high-risk setting for occupational sharps injuries
and bloodborne pathogen exposure. The requirement to provide safety-engineered devices …

Scalpel injuries can expose surgeons, nurses, and other OR personnel to bloodborne
pathogens. Direct and indirect costs of managing exposure include time spent reporting …

Background Sharps injuries occur often among surgical staff, but they vary considerably.
Methods We searched PubMed and Embase for studies assessing the incidence of sharps …