Effectiveness of a closed-system transfer device in reducing surface contamination in a new antineoplastic drug-compounding unit: a prospective, controlled, parallel …

N Simon, M Vasseur, M Pinturaud, M Soichot… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The objective of this randomized, prospective and controlled study was to
investigate the ability of a closed-system transfer device (CSTD; BD-Phaseal) to reduce the …

Surface contamination with ten antineoplastic drugs in 83 Canadian centers

L Chauchat, C Tanguay, NJ Caron… - Journal of Oncology …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose The aim of this study was to monitor environmental contamination by 10
antineoplastic drugs in Canadian oncology pharmacy and patient care areas. The …

Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs: the importance of surface cleaning to prevent or minimise exposure

S Viegas, A Cebola de Oliveira, E Carolino… - Arhiv za higijenu rada i …, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Healthcare workers who prepare or administer cytotoxic agents run the risk of
exposure, and the risks for health are real even at doses lower than those applied in cancer …

Monitoring surface contamination by antineoplastic drugs in Italian hospitals: performance-based hygienic guidance values (HGVs) project

C Sottani, E Grignani, E Oddone… - Annals of work …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Antineoplastic drugs (ADs) will continue to represent a potential risk for personnel involved
in the handling of these compounds and great concerns have been raised by the presence …

Cross-sectional evaluation of surface contamination with 9 antineoplastic drugs in 93 Canadian healthcare centers: 2019 results

M Palamini, S Gagné, N Caron… - Journal of Oncology …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction The primary objective was to describe environmental contamination with
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Group 1 hazardous drugs in oncology …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental contamination with cytotoxic drugs in 15 hospitals from 11 European countries—results of the MASHA project

E Korczowska, M Crul, J Tuerk… - European Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Evaluating environmental contamination with cytotoxic drugs in hospitals is
one of the fundamental requirements to ensure the occupational safety of all healthcare …

Occupational exposure of pharmacy technicians and cleaning staff to cytotoxic drugs in Dutch hospitals

M Crul, S Hilhorst, O Breukels… - … of occupational and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Many studies into surface contamination of hospital environments have demonstrated that
occupational exposure to cytotoxics through the dermal route remains a possible risk. In this …

Genotoxicity assessment of a selected cytostatic drug mixture in human lymphocytes: a study based on concentrations relevant for occupational exposure

G Gajski, C Ladeira, M Gerić, V Garaj-Vrhovac… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cytostatic drugs are highly cytotoxic agents used in cancer treatment and although their
benefit is unquestionable, they have been recognized as hazardous to healthcare …

Levels and risks of surface contamination by thirteen antineoplastic drugs in the Czech and Slovak hospitals and pharmacies

L Doležalová, L Bláhová, J Kuta, T Hojdarová… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The consumption of hazardous antineoplastic drugs (ADs) used in anticancer
chemotherapies is steadily increasing representing thus risks to both human health and the …

Spatial and temporal variability in antineoplastic drug surface contamination in cancer care centers in Alberta and Minnesota

M Jeronimo, S Arnold, G Astrakianakis… - Annals of Work …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The health risks of exposure to antineoplastic drugs (ADs) are well established, and
healthcare professionals can be exposed while caring for cancer patients receiving AD …