Body piercing among Brazilian surgical patients

AORN J. 2009 Jan;89(1):161-5. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.07.003.

Abstract

The practice of body piercing is becoming more common worldwide. Surgical patients with body piercings require special preoperative assessment to ensure safety during and after surgery. In a study of Brazilian surgical patients at one facility, only 0.6% had body piercings. An RN or nursing student instructed each patient on piercing removal, and piercings were removed by the patients before surgery.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Body Piercing / adverse effects
  • Body Piercing / nursing*
  • Body Piercing / statistics & numerical data*
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Urban
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Assessment / organization & administration
  • Nursing Audit
  • Nursing Evaluation Research
  • Operating Room Nursing / organization & administration*
  • Patient Care Planning / organization & administration
  • Perioperative Care / methods
  • Perioperative Care / nursing
  • Preoperative Care / methods
  • Preoperative Care / nursing
  • Safety Management / organization & administration
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative* / nursing
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative* / statistics & numerical data
  • Surveys and Questionnaires