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Using purchase data to determine the incidence of sharps injuries

"This study demonstrated the use of purchase data to determine the incidence of sharps injuries in a major tertiary referral hospital in Australia" Wong et al (2020).

"This study demonstrated the use of purchase data to determine the incidence of sharps injuries in a major tertiary referral hospital in Australia" Wong et al (2020).

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Abstract:

This study demonstrated the use of purchase data to determine the incidence of sharps injuries in a major tertiary referral hospital in Australia. The incidence of injuries per 100,000 items purchased were 2.65 and 12.60 for syringe needles and scalpel blades, respectively. These figures were lower than those previously reported by this method. The incidence rate for suture needles, which had been not been reported previously, was 31.89/100,00 items purchased. Incidence data calculated in this manner may be used in conjunction with purchase cost estimates to inform policy and practices on institutional staff safety measures.

Reference:

Wong, A., Nguyen, H., Eley, R., and Sinnott, M. (2020) Purchase data; a proxy for safety status. The Journal of Hospital Infection. May 7th. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.004. (epub ahead of print).

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