Risk of conjunctival contamination from blood splashes during surgery at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
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Date
2008-09Author
Ogendo, S W
Awori, M N
Omondi, M A
Mulatya, E M
Mugo, P W
Type
ArticleLanguage
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OBJECTIVES:
To determine the utilisation rate of design specific eye protection by surgeons and to assess the risk of conjunctival contamination with blood splashes during surgery.
DESIGN:
Cross sectional, observational study.
SETTING:
The theatre suite of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
SUBJECTS:
Surgeons from all specialties operating in the theatre suite.
RESULTS:
The minority of surgeons, 5.2% utilised protective eye goggles compared to 3.5% of assistants. Prescription eye spectacles were the most common form of eye protection at 41.9 and 20.9% respectively for surgeons and their assistants. The contamination rate for provided protective eye wear was 53.1% with the average number of droplets being 2.48 per procedure for the principal surgeon. The duration of surgery and the use of power tools influenced the contamination rate.
CONCLUSIONS:
The utilisation rate of design specific protective eye wear is low and with a significant risk of conjunctival contamination, changes in attitudes and practices are needed to increase utilisation
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19537415http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17850
Citation
East Africa Medical Journal. 2008sepl;85(9):432-7Publisher
Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi
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