Fatores associados a acidentes percutâneos na equipe de enfermagem de um hospital universitário de nível terciário

Abstract

The study aims to identify percutaneous injuries correlates in the nursing team from a Brazilian tertiary-care hospital. A case-control study was conducted from January 2003 to July 2004, including 200 cases and 200 controls. Cases and controls were paired by gender, professional category, and work section. To evaluate the relationship between potential risk/protective factors and the outcome, odds ratios were estimated, using multivariate logistic regression methods. The results shown six predictors of percutaneous injuries: "recapping needles" (OR 9.48; CI(95%): 5.29-16.96); "hours worked per week >; 50 hours" (OR 2.47; CI(95%): 1.07-5.67); "years in nursing practice ; 50 horas" (OR 2.47; CI(95%): 1.07-5.67); "experiencia en la enfermería ; 50 horas" (OR 2.47; CI(95%): 1.07-5.67); "experiência na enfermagem < 5 anos" (OR 6.70; CI(95%): 2.42-18.53); "trabalhar em jornada noturna" (OR 2.77; CI(95%): 1.35-5.70); "auto-avaliar como baixo o risco de acidentes" (OR 10.19;CI(95%): 3.67-28.32) e "acidentes percutâneos prévios" (OR 3.14; CI(95%): 1.80-5.48). Os resultados permitem a recomendação de estratégias efetivas para a prevenção de acidentes percutâneos na equipe de enfermagem de hospitais terciários