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      • Recently published studies show that using blunt-tip suture needles reduces the risk of needlestick injuries from suture needles by 69 percent.
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  3. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesBlunt versus sharp suture needles for preventing percutaneous ...

    Nov 9, 2011 · In four studies, the use of blunt needles reduced the number of self‐reported needle stick injuries with a RR of 0.31 (95% CI 0.14 to 0.68). Because the force needed for the blunt needles is higher, their use was rated as more difficult but still acceptable in five out of six studies.

  4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesFactors associated with needlestick injuries among healthcare ...

    Oct 9, 2021 · A Cochrane Database Systemic Review of 10 randomized controlled trials compared surgeons who used blunt suture needles and surgeons who use sharp needles. The review concluded that there was high quality evidence that the use of blunt needles will reduce the hazard of exposure to blood and other body fluids.

    • Kifah Habib Alfulayw, Sultan T. Al-Otaibi, Hatem A. Alqahtani
    • 2021

  5. www.cochrane.org › CD009170The use of blunt needles compared to sharp needles for ...

    Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of blunt versus sharp suture needles for preventing needle stick injuries among surgical staff measured as glove perforations or self-reported needle stick injuries.

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  7. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 22071864Blunt versus sharp suture needles for preventing percutaneous ...

    Nov 9, 2011 · The use of blunt needles reduced the risk of glove perforations with a relative risk (RR) of 0.46 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.38 to 0.54) compared to sharp needles.

  8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesReducing Needle Stick Injuries in Healthcare Occupations: An ...

    Mar 31, 2011 · Results showed that interventions that use safeguard devices (double gloving and blunt needles) lead to a reduction in needle-stick injuries among healthcare workers.

    • Lin Yang, Barbara Mullan
    • 10.5402/2011/315432
    • 2011
    • ISRN Nurs. 2011; 2011: 315432.

  9. www.aorn.org › docs › default-sourceBLUNT SUTURE NEEDLES: EVIDENCE - Association of periOperative ...

    BLUNT SUTURE NEEDLES: EVIDENCE. “The use of blunt needles reduced the risk of glove perforation by 54% compared to sharp needles”*. The use of these needles was rated as acceptable in five out of six studies.*.

  10. www.researchgate.net › publication › 51788722Blunt versus sharp suture needles for preventing percutaneous ...

    Nov 1, 2011 · The use of blunt needles is proposed to prevent needle stick injuries. We reviewed the literature to evaluate the preventive effect of blunt needles compared to sharp needles on needle...

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