Publications by authors named "Ewelina Kocur"

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries limit the success of the treatment, and implant-related infections are considered one of the most difficult complications for treatment (1). Controlling the SSI risk factors opens an opportunity for proper assessment of the risk of SSI and how difficult it can be to avoid infection.

Aim Of The Study: Determination of factors associated with the risk of surgical site infection in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

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Introduction: Viral hepatitis B and C are the most common occupational diseases among health care workers. Infection occurs during performance of medical procedures which carries a risk of contact with biological material derived from a patient.

The Aim Of The Study: The aim of the study was to analyse cases of occupational exposure to biological material as recorded by the employees of the City Hospital in Zabrze, to attempt to determine which medical procedures are of greatest risk of occupational exposure, and to identify the most important actions aimed at reduction of their number.

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