TY - JOUR
T1 - Uso de precauciones estándar durante la atención de pacientes en un programa de especialización
AU - Fuenzalida, Alejandra
AU - Isla, Valetina Díaz
AU - Dezerega, Andrea
AU - Vivallos, Montserrat Mercado
AU - Toro, Mauricio
AU - Chaple Gil, Alain Manuel
AU - Fernández, Eduardo
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Introduction: With the increase in infectious diseases during health care, the application of biosecurity standards is essential to avoid cross-contamination. Students in Professional Specialization programs must adhere to a set of standards called standard precautions during patient care. Objective: Determine the degree of application of standard precautions by students of a specialization program during patient care. Materials and methods: A descriptive observational study was conducted. The sample size was 15 students from the Professional Specialization Program in Endodontics of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Chile, divided into two groups, day (8-17 h) and evening (18-22 h), who signed an informed consent to participate. They were evaluated in 4 dimensions: “hand was-hing”, “protective barriers” (gloves, mask, hat, protective lenses, breastplate), “risks control of sharp accidents and splashes”, and “handling of materials and surfaces”. A 60% was established to determine minimum compliance with the standard by comparing both groups. Results: In handwashing, both groups did not reach the minimum compliance with the standard, with an average of 12%. For “protective barriers” both groups achieved minimum compliance, with an average of 63%. In “risk control of sharp accidents and splashes” and “surface handling”, none of the groups reached the minimum compliance in these dimensions, with a compliance percentage of 50% and 43% respectively. Conclusions: Most students in the Professional Specialization Program in Endodontics do not correctly apply all standard precautions during care. It is necessary to reinforce in the students the contents related to biosecurity and to increase the supervision and demand in its fulfillment by the teachers.
AB - Introduction: With the increase in infectious diseases during health care, the application of biosecurity standards is essential to avoid cross-contamination. Students in Professional Specialization programs must adhere to a set of standards called standard precautions during patient care. Objective: Determine the degree of application of standard precautions by students of a specialization program during patient care. Materials and methods: A descriptive observational study was conducted. The sample size was 15 students from the Professional Specialization Program in Endodontics of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Chile, divided into two groups, day (8-17 h) and evening (18-22 h), who signed an informed consent to participate. They were evaluated in 4 dimensions: “hand was-hing”, “protective barriers” (gloves, mask, hat, protective lenses, breastplate), “risks control of sharp accidents and splashes”, and “handling of materials and surfaces”. A 60% was established to determine minimum compliance with the standard by comparing both groups. Results: In handwashing, both groups did not reach the minimum compliance with the standard, with an average of 12%. For “protective barriers” both groups achieved minimum compliance, with an average of 63%. In “risk control of sharp accidents and splashes” and “surface handling”, none of the groups reached the minimum compliance in these dimensions, with a compliance percentage of 50% and 43% respectively. Conclusions: Most students in the Professional Specialization Program in Endodontics do not correctly apply all standard precautions during care. It is necessary to reinforce in the students the contents related to biosecurity and to increase the supervision and demand in its fulfillment by the teachers.
KW - containment of biological risks
KW - disinfection
KW - control of communicable diseases
KW - safety equipment
KW - risk management
KW - protection
KW - risk
KW - transmission of infectious disease
KW - contención de riesgos biológicos
KW - desinfección
KW - control de enfermedades transmisibles
KW - equipos de seguridad
KW - gestión de riesgos
KW - protección
KW - riesgo
KW - transmisión de enfermedad infecciosa
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M3 - Article
SN - 0034-7507
VL - 59
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - Revista Cubana de Estomatologia
JF - Revista Cubana de Estomatologia
IS - 2
M1 - e3988
ER -