Table 2.
Characteristics of injuries collected in SS. Filippo e Nicola Hospital from 2010 to 2016 (n=335)
| n (%) | |
| Place of injury * | |
| Hospital stay | 141 (42.09%) |
| Operating room | 58 (17.31%) |
| Emergency room | 31 (9.25%) |
| Medical center | 19 (5.67%) |
| Intensive care/Resuscitation | 19 (5.67%) |
| Laboratory | 15 (4.48%) |
| Medical clinic | 11 (3.28%) |
| Sector room/Engraver | 9 (2.69%) |
| Diagnostic Room | 5 (1.49%) |
| Angiographic room | 3 (0.90%) |
| Home care activities | 3 (0.90%) |
| Ambulance | 2 (0.60%) |
| Hemodynamic room | 2 (0.60%) |
| Sterilization center | 1 (0.30%) |
| Timing of injury* | |
| Morning (07:00 – 14:00) | 180 (53.8%) |
| Afternoon (14:00 – 21:00) | 112 (33.4%) |
| Night (21:00 – 07:00) | 39 (11.6%) |
| Type of exposition* | |
| Needlestick injuries | 229 (69.55%) |
| Mucosal exposure | 47 (14.03%) |
| Sharp wound | 35 (10.45%) |
| Damaged skin exposure | 19 (5.67%) |
| Not known | 1 (0.30%) |
| Individual protection devices use | |
| Yes | 300 (89.55%) |
| No | 35 (10.45%) |
| Procedure being performed at the time of exposure | |
| Needle disposal | 50 (14.93%) |
| Withdrawal | 33 (9.85%) |
| Surgery | 33 (9.85%) |
| Waste/linen disposal | 15 (4.48%) |
| Drip removal | 21 (6.27%) |
| Intramuscular injection | 9 (2.69%) |
| Laboratory activity | 8 (2.39%) |
| Surgical instruments washing | 6 (1.79%) |
| Dialysis switch-off | 1 (0.30%) |
| Recapping | 1 (0.30%) |
| Other practices | 158 (47.16%) |
*Totals differ from 335 due to missing data