List of High Risk Procedures in the Hospital

 

List of High Risk Procedures in the Hospital

Type of exposure	Protective barriers	Examples
Low risk: Contact skin, no visible blood.	Gloves helpful but not essential	Injections, minor wound dressing
Medium risk: Probable contact with blood splashing unlikely	Gloves Gowns and apron may be necessary	Vaginal examination, insertion or removal of intravenous cannula, handling of laboratory specimens, large open wounds dressing, vene-puncture spill of blood.
High Risk Probable contact with blood in splashing uncontrolled bleeding.	Gloves Waterproof gown or apron Eye wear Mask	Cardiac Catheterization Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, kidney transplant Endoscopy Surgeries lasting more than 2 hours Other Major surgical procedures particularly orthopedic, Neuro, Eye, ENT, and other oral surgery, vaginal delivery.