Identifying individual and organizational predictors of accidental exposure to blood (AEB) among hospital healthcare workers: A longitudinal study – ERRATUM

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In this article,1 the column “Other medical specialties” was omitted from Table 1 due to an error that occurred during typesetting. The correct table appears below. The publisher apologizes for the error.

Table 1.Incidence rate of accidental exposure to blood per 1000 person-years by medical specialty and by occupation (n = 108)Characteristics of occupationalBy medical specialtyBy occupationexposures to bloodIntensive Care Unit (n = 203)Surgery obstetrics (n = 314)Other medical specialties* (n = 213)Nurses (n = 384)Nursing Assistants (n = 300)Physicians (n = 35)Midwives (n = 11)Total Number of visits 112875573010701365138402613 Nature of injury  Splash38.4 (28)20.4 (23)10.6 (8)35.9 (49)4.7 (5)36.2 (5)–22.6 (59) Needlestick injury30.1 (22)12.4 (14)10.6 (8)20.5 (28)4.7 (5)29 (4)175 (7)16.8 (44) Cut by other sharp object2.7 (2)2.7 (3)–1.5 (2)1.9 (2)–25 (1)1.9 (5) Mechanism of accident occurrence  By handling a mounted needle35.6 (26)22.2 (25)14.6 (11)35.9 (49)1.9 (2)29 (4)175 (7)23.7 (62) By handling soiled instruments21.9 (16)0.9 (1)1.3 (1)10.3 (14)3.7 (4)––6.9 (18) By handling a mounted or unmounted syringe4.1 (3)1.8 (2)1.3 (1)4.4 (6)–––2.3 (6) By handling samples5.5 (4)0.9 (1)–2.9 (4)––25 (1)1.9 (5) By intervening on a device––4 (3)1.5 (2)0.9 (1)––1.1 (3) Other mechanisms at the origin of contact with body fluids or injured skin4.1 (3)9.8 (11)–2.9 (4)4.7 (5)36.2 (5)–5.4 (14) Tasks during which accident occurred  Blood sampling46.6 (34)8 (9)1.3 (1)30 (41)0.9 (1)–50 (2)16.8 (44) Infusion5.5 (4)3.5 (4)6.6 (5)9.5 (13)–––5 (13) Surgery–11.5 (13)–––50.7 (7)150 (6)5 (13) Nursing, hygiene5.5 (4)4.4 (5)4 (3)5.9 (8)3.7 (4)––4.6 (12) Injection4.1 (3)4.4 (5)1.3 (1)5.1 (7)–14.5 (2)–3.4 (9) Other care (eg hemodialysis, catheter manipulation)4.1 (3)2.7 (3)5.3 (4)5.1 (7)2.8 (3)––3.8 (10) Other tasks apart from direct contact with the patient (eg cleaning objects)5.5 (4)0.9 (1)2.6 (2)2.2 (3)3.7 (4)––2.7 (7) Total

46.1(52)

53.0(40)

21.9(16)

73.8(79)

8.8(12)

65.2(9)

200(8)

41.3(108) *Other medical specialties: cardiology, geriatrics, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, internal medicine, nephrology, oncology, pulmonology, rheumatology, urology. Indicence per 1000 person-years, the number of accident (n) is specified under brackets.