Poor compliance with universal precautions: a universal phenomenon?

Abstract:

:An anonymous survey was conducted in order to examine compliance with universal precautions in the Department of Pediatrics at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Completed questionnaires were returned by 23 faculty members, 29 residents, and 22 medical students. Gloves were worn consistently during venipuncture or intravenous catheterization by 13, 7, and 18% of attending physicians, residents, and students, respectively. Most physicians wear gloves only occasionally and cite presence of high-risk factors as their selection criterion. Interference with the performance of procedures is the most common cause of noncompliance. In view of poor compliance with universal precautions, further efforts are needed in order to decrease the incidence of preventable exposure to blood-borne infections.

journal_name

Pediatr Emerg Care

journal_title

Pediatric emergency care

authors

Ros SP,Cabrera-Ros BL

doi

10.1097/00006565-199009000-00004

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-09-01 00:00:00

pages

183-5

issue

3

eissn

0749-5161

issn

1535-1815

journal_volume

6

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