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Effective interventions to reduce occupational risks in personnel working in the operating room
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2019-09-29) Allende Burga, Esmeralda; Rivera Lozada de Bonilla, Oriana
Objective: Systematize the evidence on effective interventions in reducing occupational risks in personnel who work in the operating room. Materials and Methods: Observational and retrospective systematic review, which synthesizes the results of multiple primary investigations. They are an essential part of evidence-based nursing due to their rigorous methodology, identifying relevant studies to answer specific questions of clinical practice, the search has been restricted to articles with full text, and the selected articles were subjected to critical reading. using the grade system to assign recommendation strength. Results: Of the total number of articles analyzed, 10/10 show effective interventions to reduce and/or prevent risks to which personnel working in a surgical center are subjected. Of which the majority, 6/10, represent systematic review studies, 3/10 represent experimental studies and 1/10 represent a quasi-experimental study. Conclusions: The research reviewed showed that there are effective interventions that prevent risks and should be applied in the surgical center, such as the use of double gloves and blunt needles in surgeries, as well as the use of personal protective equipment, specifically masks. Have special equipment to reduce exposures, and the hepatitis B vaccine (VDP) among others. In this way favoring the prevention of occupational risks to which personnel working in a surgical center are exposed.