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National incidence of percutaneous injury in Taiwan healthcare workers
Author(s) -
Shiao Judith S.C.,
Lin MingSiou,
Shih TungSheng,
Jagger Janine,
Chen ChiouJong
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20240
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , health care , emergency medicine , conventional pci , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis c , percutaneous , environmental health , medical emergency , family medicine , physics , myocardial infarction , optics , economics , economic growth
We established a standardized surveillance system using the Chinese Exposure Prevention Information Network to estimate the frequency of percutaneous injuries (PCIs) in Taiwanese healthcare workers (HCWs). Fourteen hospitals employing 8,132 HCWs participated and a total of 583 PCIs were reported. The annual number was estimated to be 8,058 PCIs per hospital size, 8,100 per HCWs, and 8,286 per inpatient‐day; indicating similar estimates using different denominators. The estimated annual frequency of pathogen‐specific PCIs was 1,168 for hepatitis B, 1,263 for hepatitis C, and 59 for HIV. This study documents the annual incidence of PCI among HCWs showing important potential exposure to viral hepatitis and HIV in Taiwan. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 31:172–179, 2008