Práctica de inyecciones seguras por parte del personal de la salud: revisión integrativa

Introduction: Safe injection practices have gained importance in the last two decades as a consequence of infections associated with their incorrect application. Objective: To analyze the available evidence on safe injection practices carried out by health personnel in their clinical practice. Method: Integrative review of the literature available in 12 databases for the period between 1999 and 2018. Results: Unsafe practices were identified across a selection of 29 articles, including such as reuse of injection devices in the same patient or in others, failures in the aseptic technique, absence of or failure to follow the post-exposure protocol, recapping needles, and a lack of immunization against the hepatitis B virus. Conclusions: Efforts aimed at ensuring patient safety should also focus on concrete actions for better medication administration.