Abstract Background The present study aims to investigate the relationship between patient safety culture and prevention of transmitting bloodborne pathogens among nurses at a general hospital. Methods participants were 284 working hospital located in city, data collected April 26 May 15, 2019. Questionnaires on used, SPSS version 22.0 was used for descriptive hierarchical regression analysis. ...

Purpose: To assess and compare the invivo antibacterial property of Miswak sticks and 0.5% Sodium Fluoride (NaF) impregnated Miswak sticks against Streptococcus mutans (S.mutans) and Lactobacillus. Materials and methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial (parallel group design) was conducted involving 20 subjects who were randomly allocated to Group A (0.5% NaF impregnated Miswak sticks) a...

OBJECTIVE To compare ultrasound (US)-guided vs. landmark-guided techniques for central venous access (CVA) in the emergency department. METHODS This was a prospective study of consecutive patients enrolled at a university teaching hospital with an annual census of approximately 100,000. On even days patients had CVA with ultrasonic assistance; patients presenting on odd days had CVA via tradi...

Alternate Shewhart-type statistical control charts, called "g" and "h" charts, have been developed for monitoring the number of cases between hospital-acquired infections and other adverse events, such as heart surgery complications, catheter-related infections, surgical site infections, contaminated needle sticks, medication errors, and other care-induced concerns. This article investigates th...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to compare the anesthetic effect a lidocaine/prilocaine (L/P) topical with placebo on pain from needle sticks and L/P an infiltrative orthodontic miniscrew placement. MATERIALS METHODS Pain elimination was analyzed two interventions: (a) stick (b) insertion. When assessing stick, one side mandible received 2.5% lidocaine/2.5% prilocaine anesthetic...

INTRODUCTION Medical students are mainly exposed to needle stick and sharp object injuries in the course of their clinical activities during studying. They are at high risk due to their undeveloped skills, restricted clinical experience, lack of knowledge and risk perception. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries of the fourth and final year medi...

The management of diabetes is progressing rapidly from the use of traditional finger sticks for glucose monitoring and multiple daily injections of insulin to more user-friendly devices and approaches. These advances hold the promise of freeing persons with diabetes from the need for continued daily compliance, thereby improving their quality of life and improving control of their underlying di...