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Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, values, preferences, and feasibility in relation to the use of injection safety devices in healthcare settings: a systematic review [PDF]
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Abeer Dakik +7 more
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Muktar Abadiga,1 Getu Mosisa,1 Yonas Abate2 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute of Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Ethiopia; 2Oromia Regional Health Bureau, Nekemte Health Center, Nekemte Town, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Muktar Abadiga
Abadiga M, Mosisa G, Abate Y
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Abstract Bepirovirsen, an antisense oligonucleotide in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, is administered from glass vials as a subcutaneous (SC) injection by healthcare professionals (HCPs). A ready‐to‐use prefilled syringe (PFS) assembled with a safety syringe device (SSD) has been developed to make ...
Amir S. Youssef +15 more
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Background Health facilities can provide diagnostic, curative, and prognostic services for the community. While providing services, healthcare workers can be exposed to needlestick injuries that can transmit pathogenic organisms through body fluids ...
Teshiwal Deress Yazie +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Hospital‐acquired infections (HIAs) remain a major threat to patient and healthcare worker (HCW) safety globally, with higher burden in low‐resource settings. Despite moderate knowledge among HCWs in many low‐income contexts, actual adherence to infection prevention practices is often poor.
Mohammad Masudi +6 more
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Background & Aim: Needlestick injury is an occupational risk. Medical university students are more likely to prone to this kind of injury in comparison to other students due to their limited knowledge, skills and clinical experiences.
Fazel Dehvan +4 more
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Patients’ Knowledge of and Practices Relating to the Disposal of Used Insulin Needles [PDF]
Objective: To determine (1) how patients currently dispose of used insulin needles, (2) whether patients were educated about disposal of their used insulin needles, and (3) who educated patients about the disposal of their used insulin needles.Methods: A
Brigitte L. Sicat, PharmD, BCPS, BC-ADM +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses a significant occupational risk to healthcare workers (HCWs), particularly in high‐endemic settings like Ghana. Despite the availability of post‐exposure prophylaxis (PEP), adherence remains suboptimal due to systemic and individual‐level barriers.
Berlinda Lasidji Narh +1 more
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In Africa, where the regional prevalence of HIV is the highest in the world, the rate of needlestick injuries in healthcare workers is also the highest, despite the fact that such injuries are vastly underreported. Needlestick injuries pose a significant
A. Otieno +4 more
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Model Informed Precision Dosing of Tacrolimus in Children Following Heart Transplant
Abstract Tacrolimus is a first‐line immunosuppressant used after solid organ transplantation that suffers from extensive intra‐ and inter‐patient variability and a narrow therapeutic window. Its critical role in a fragile population, coupled with the difficulties identifying and maintaining an appropriate dose within a given patient, make it an ideal ...
Jadon S. Wagstaff +3 more
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