Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 196-199, October 2007

Risks for the Health Care Worker in the Endoscopy Suite

  • Aalia Saeed, MD
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  • Douglas B. Nelson, MD, FASGE

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Douglas B. Nelson, MD, FASGE, VA Medical Center (111D), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417.

Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Health care workers in the endoscopy suite are subject to a variety of potential infectious exposures. The published risks of percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposure to potentially infectious material during endoscopy are reviewed. Rigorous attention to standard precautions and the use of appropriate personal protective equipment may minimize the risk of infection in the health care worker.

Keywords: endoscopy, infection, mucocutaneous, percutaneous, exposure, precautions

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PII: S1096-2883(07)00057-5

doi:10.1016/j.tgie.2007.08.011

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 196-199, October 2007

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