Accidentes laborales por exposición a agentes biológicos en el personal de salud del Hospital General Guasmo Sur durante el periodo 2017-2019.

Abstract

Work-related accidents are all sudden and preventable occurrences caused by work. In the healthcare environment, biological risk occurs more frequently, with health professionals being the most exposed to infectious diseases of viral etiology such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. The general objective is to determine the occupational accidents due to exposure to biological agents in the health personnel of the Hospital General Guasmo Sur during the period 2017-2019. The methodology used in the study is descriptive, transversal, and retrospective. The results obtained in this study were 82 patients who were chosen according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, where it was found that 64.6% did not develop any infection related with the exposure to biological agents, while the remaining 35.4% did. The most frequent biological agents are the Hepatitis B virus (15.9%), followed by HIV (11%), VDRL (4.9%), and finally the Hepatitis C virus (3.7%). The most affected age group with 30.49% is between 30-34 years. Nursing graduates/women are among the most exposed health personnel (56.10%). The areas of greatest risk are the hospitalization areas with 42.66% of occupational accidents with exposure to biological agents. It is concluded that occupational accidents due to exposure to biological agents are increasingly frequent events among health workers, constituting important events in the field of Occupational Health.