Titre : | Potential risk of cross-infection during peripheral-venous access by contamination of tourniquets. (2000) |
Auteurs : | M. GOLDER ; C.L.H. CHAN ; I.L. CHRYSTIE ; K. CORBETT ; G. FRENCH ; S. O'SHEA ; Department of General Surgery. Kent and Canterbury Hosptal. Canterbury. GBR ; Departments of Microbiology and Virology. Guy's and St Thomas'Hospital Trust. St Thomas'Hospital. London. GBR |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Lancet (The) (vol. 355, n° 9197, 2000) |
Pagination : | 44- |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Matériel médical ; Infection ; Contamination ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 6dR0xmo4. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. We found that a high proportion of reusable tourniquets are contaminated with blood and bacterial pathogens. Their use contravenes hospital cross-infection control protocols and we therefore recommend the use of disposable tourniquets. |