Notice to Readers
Process for Identifying Exposure-Prone Invasive Procedures
On July 12, 1991, CDC published ``Recommendations for
Preventing Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and
Hepatitis B Virus to Patients During Exposure-Prone Invasive
Procedures'' (1). This document defines exposure-prone invasive
procedures as procedures during which there is a recognized risk
for percutaneous injury to the health-care worker (HCW), and if
such an injury occurs, the HCW's blood is likely to contact the
patient's body cavity, subcutaneous tissues, and/or mucous
membranes. Implementation of these recommendations requires that
exposure-prone invasive procedures be identified by medical,
surgical, and dental organizations whose members perform such
procedures and by institutions at which such procedures are
performed.
On August 7, CDC convened an ad hoc meeting of representatives
of professional societies, institutions, and public health and
other organizations to discuss a process to develop a list of
exposure-prone invasive procedures that CDC will publish as a
national reference. In subsequent meetings with CDC, professional
societies will make recommendations regarding which invasive
procedures performed by their members should be considered
exposure-prone. Societies, expert consultants, and other interested
groups will have the opportunity to review and comment on the list
of exposure-prone invasive procedures before CDC publishes the
recommendations. CDC anticipates completion of this process by
November 15, 1991.
Reported by: Hospital Infections Program, Div of HIV/AIDS, National
Center for Infectious Diseases; Dental Disease Prevention Activity,
Office of the Director, National Center for Prevention Svcs; HIV
Activity, Office of the Director, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.
Reference
CDC. Recommendations for preventing transmission of human
immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus to patients during
exposure-prone invasive procedures. MMWR 1991;40 (no. RR-8).
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