Table 2.

Studies reporting rates of NSI after implementation of named active safety devices in hospitals

Study	Device type/name	NSI rate
Adams and	Safety sliding	70% reduction in NSIs
Elliott37	shield needle (BD SafetyGlide)	(p=0.045) after introduction of BD SafetyGlide
Valls et al39	Safety pivoting shield needle (BD Eclipse)	100% reduction in NSIs from hypodermic injections (i.e., 0 NSI after introduction of BD Eclipse)
van der Molen et al;38 van der Molen et al66	Safety pivoting shield needle (BD Eclipse)	64% reduction in NSIs after introduction of BD Eclipse

Notes: BD SafetyGlide and BD Eclipse are both manufactured by Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA.

Abbreviation: NSIs, needlestick injuries.