Cochrane · systematic review · CD012060
Education and training for preventing sharps injuries and splash exposures in healthcare workers
Cheetham, S, Ngo, HTT, Liira, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
WorkAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 55.6%Low 4 · 44.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Educational intervention compared to no intervention in healthcare workers for preventing sharps injuries and splash exposures
Population: Healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sharps injuries, Educational intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.68 [0.48, 0.95] | 395 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Needle stick injuries, questionnaires, 6 mo (RCT) Educational intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.53 [0.21, 1.35] | 167 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Needle stick injuries, hospital registers, 6 mo (RCT) Educational intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.91 [0.38, 2.2] | 529 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Needle stick injuries, questionnaires, 12 mo (RCT) Educational intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.41 [0.14, 1.21] | 168 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Needle stick injuries, hospital registers, 12 mo (RCT) Educational intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.46 [0.16, 1.3] | 529 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Injury rate (ITS), change immediately after intervention, low injury rate Educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2104 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Injury rate (ITS), change immediately after intervention, high injury rate Educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 255 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Injury rate (ITS), change in trend before and after intervention, low injury rate Educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2104 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Injury rate (ITS), change in trend before and after intervention, high injury rate Educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 255 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |