In such settings, TQS use could minimize tetanus prophylaxis costs, but more importantly maximize effectiveness in terms of life years gained, due to its high specificity in the detection of unprotected patients.
It is contraindicated in the following situations: in emergencies; in the presence of an unprotected airway; in patients who require a positive end-expiratory pressure greater than 20 cmH2O; and in children.
Mother-to-child transmission is a major cause of HBV infection in China, and other high-risk groups include hemodialysis patients, HIV-positive patients, and unprotected sexual exposure [ 9].
*High-risk contact, unprotected contact with the patient or her body fluids; low-risk contact, contact with the patient or her body fluids while following strict isolation measures.
Such presumed diagnosis may potentially lead to both under- and overdiagnosis of the condition, exposing the patient to unprotected steroid therapy or toxic antitubercular therapy (ATT), respectively.
On a call with reporters Monday, CDC Director Tom Frieden recommended "voluntary, at-home isolation" for individuals considered to be at high risk of having Ebola, whom he defined as anyone who has had direct, unprotected exposure to a patient.
In the HRA setting, the question was imbedded in a brief questionnaire dealing with factors related to the scheduled high resolution anoscopy and asked about the number of partners with whom the patient had unprotected anal-receptive exposure during the prior month.
The patient denied unprotected sexual contacts in the past ten months, intravenous drug use, blood transfusions or past surgical procedures.
*Excluded variables: job stress, attachment anxiety, job type, worked in intensive care unit, unprotected contact with SARS patient(s).
