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Table 2 Number of incidents NSSIs among operating room staff in the past year

From: Sharps injuries in the operating room

Job category

No. of NSSIs (%)

1–2 (%)

3–5 (%)

5–10 (%)

>10 (%)

None (%)

Total (%)

Surgeons/physicians/residents

11 (5.1)

8 (3.7)

3 (1.4)

1 (0.5)

4 (1.9)

27 (12.6)

ORs nurses/technicians

79 (36.7)

46 (21.4)

33 (1.4)

3 (1.4)

18 (8.4)

179 (83.2)

Other

6 (2.8)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

1 (0.5)

9 (4.2)

Total

96 (44.6)

55 (25.6)

36 (16.7)

5 (2.3)

23 (10.8)

215 (100)