Open AccessBiosafety in autopsy room: an systematic review
Author(s) -
Telma Abdalla de Oliveira Cardoso,
Francisco de Paula Bueno de Azevedo Neto,
Simone Cynamon Cohen,
Deborah Chein Bueno de Azevedo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista de salud pública/revista de salud publica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2539-3596
pISSN - 0124-0064
DOI - 10.15446/rsap.v21n6.81593
Subject(s) - autopsy , medicine , medline , biosafety , cause of death , epidemiology , environmental health , population , electronic library , medical emergency , pathology , biology , disease , art , biochemistry , literature , poetry , digital library
Objective To discuss the risks related to the possibilities of accidents and contamination in autopsy rooms, especially the biological risk.Methods This is an exploratory study. The databases Lilacs, MEDLINE and SciELO virtual library were searched; from 2000 until 2017; from the following inclusion criteria: articles available in full, in Portuguese, English and Spanish languages; and those that portrayed the central theme of the article.Results 53 articles were analyzed, to following the sub-themes: chemical, ergonomic, biological and accident agents; exposure to radioactive materials; electrical and electronic equipment.Conclusions The death cause is essential for epidemiological surveillance. The prevalence of diseases in the population poses risk to autopsy room professionals. Often these diseases are not detected before death; can coexist with other conditions and be ignored; or don’t have morphological evidence at autopsy. M.tuberculosis, hepatitis virus, HIV and prions were the main pathogens identified. They can be transmitted by blood and aerosols; but there are other risks such as sharps, chemicals and radioactive materials.