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Universal/Standard Precautions. Universal/Standard Precautions are a set of infection control practices that healthcare personnel use to reduce transmission of microorganisms in healthcare settings. Universal/Standard Precautions protect both healthcare personnel and patients from contact with infectious agents.
Purpose: Currently, sternal precautions (SP) have several limitations including that they: 1) have no universally accepted definition, 2) are often based on anecdotal / expert opinion or at best supported by indirect evidence, 3) are mostly applied uniformly for all patients without regard to individual differences, and 4) may be overly restrictive ...