ArticleCureus2025
Opt-Out Screening for Blood-Borne Viruses in Trauma and Orthopaedic Admissions From the Emergency Department: Are We Meeting the Standards?
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Abstract
Background In the United Kingdom, blood-borne viruses (BBVs) such as Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV continue to pose a significant health risk to the public. The national guidelines currently recommend that everyone attending the Emergency Department (ED) and having routine blood tests done is automatically offered testing for BBV, unless they choose to opt out. During their management, patients under the care of Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) are admitted from several different ED areas, which makes them a key group for analysing how consistently screening recommendations are adhered to. Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the national BBV opt-out screening guidelines' implementation for patients admitted to the T&O service from the ED and to analyse whether there are differences in screening practices across the various ED areas. Methods A retrospective clinical audit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham was conducted, reviewing all T&O patients admitted from the ED between the 1
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