WGO Graded Evidence: Needlestick Injury and Accidental Exposure to Blood

Level: Clinical Trials: 7 Abstracts

Legend:   : Special Mention  : Important  : Very Important  : Key Development
	Sharps injury reduction using a sharps container with enhanced engineering: a 28 hospital nonrandomized intervention and cohort study. Grimmond T, Bylund S, Anglea C, Beeke L, Callahan A, Christiansen E, FlewellingK, McIntosh K, Richter K, Vitale M., Am J Infect Control. 2010 Dec;38(10):799-805.
	[Needlestick injuries in health care workers: analysis of non preventable risk factors through standard precautions.] Campins M, Torres M, Varela P, López Clemente V, Gascó A, de la Prada M, Espuga M, Tapias G, Peña P, Hermosilla E, Otero S, Bastida T, Sanz P, María Bayas J, Serra C, Med Clin (Barc). 2009 Feb 28;132(7):251-8
Supplementary evidence:
	A needleless closed system device (CLAVE) protects from intravascular catheter tip and hub colonization: a prospective randomized study. E Bouza, P Muñoz, J López-Rodríguez, M Jesús Pérez, C Rincón, P Martín Rabadán, C Sánchez, E Bastida, J Hosp Infect. 2003 Aug:279-87
	Efficacy of catheter needles with safeguard mechanisms. T Asai, I Hidaka, A Kawashima, T Miki, K Inada, S Kawachi, Anaesthesia. 2002 Jun:572-7
	Evaluation of ten intravenous catheters for operability and safety in the infusion room M Kondo, SJ Kim, Y Fujiwara, A Iinuma, K Koji, Y Irie, K Tazumi, S Noguchi, M Monden, Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2004 Nov:2005-8
	Glove perforation and contamination in primary total hip arthroplasty. M Al-Maiyah, A Bajwa, P Mackenney, A Port, PJ Gregg, D Hill, P Finn, J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Apr:556-9
	Securing central venous catheters: a comparison of sutures with staples. A Vinjirayer, P Jefferson, DR Ball, Emerg Med J. 2004 Sep:582-3