Clinical treatment adherence of health care workers and students exposed to potentially infectious biological material

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Maria Cristina Mendes De Almeida¹  Silvia Rita Marin Da Silva Canini¹  Renata Karina Reis¹  Silmara Elaine Malaguti Toffano¹  Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira¹  Elucir Gir¹ 

关键词: Exposure to Biological Agents;    Occupational Exposure;    Accidents;    Occupational;    Health Personnel;    Students;    Health Occupations;    Exposición a Agentes Biológicos;    Exposición Profesional;    Accidentes de Trabajo;    Personal de salud;    Estudiantes del Área de la Salud;    Exposição a Agentes Biológicos;    Exposição Ocupacional;    Acidentes de Trabalho;    Pessoal de Saúde;    Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000200011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To assess adherence to clinical appointments by health care workers (HCW) and students who suffered accidents with potentially infectious biological material. METHOD A retrospective cross-sectional study that assessed clinical records of accidents involving biological material between 2005 and 2010 in a specialized unit. RESULTS A total of 461 individuals exposed to biological material were treated, of which 389 (84.4%) were HCWs and 72 (15.6%) students. Of the 461 exposed individuals, 307 (66.6%) attended a follow-up appointment. Individuals who had suffered an accident with a known source patient were 29 times more likely to show up to their scheduled follow-up appointments (OR: 29.98; CI95%: 16.09-55.83). CONCLUSION The predictor in both univariate and multivariate analyses for adherence to clinical follow-up appointment was having a known source patient with nonreactive serology for the human immunodeficiency virus and/or hepatitis B and C.

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