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Needlestick injuries in residency

Quick View. Aug. 20, 2007.


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By their fifth year, 99% of surgical residents have had a needlestick injury, and 53% reported these injuries involved a high-risk patient.

Despite the risk, 51% of surgical residents did not report these injuries, which delayed or prevented treatment.

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New England Journal of Medicine, June 28.

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