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Review
. 2019 Nov;32(6):435-441.
doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693010. Epub 2019 Aug 22.

Workplace Exposures

Janet T Lee  1 , Wolfgang B Gaertner  1
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Review

Workplace Exposures

Janet T Lee et al. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Workplace exposure in colorectal surgery is unique compared with other surgical specialties and generally underreported. Although the most common device-associated exposure in surgery is suture needle injury, colorectal surgeons are increasingly exposed to gastrointestinal-related infectious agents, radiation, and other hazards in multiple different clinical settings. Highlighting the unique workplace exposures in colorectal surgery may help increase awareness, improve education, and identify possible targets for early intervention in order to minimize these risks.

Keywords: colon and rectal surgery; infectious risk; needlestick injury; system-based practice; workplace exposure.

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Conflict of Interest None declared.

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