Objective To investigate the economic burden of the disposal of medical personnel after occupational exposure in medical institution.Method A retrospective survey method was used to investigate and analyze the costs of inspection, treatment, and vaccination of 112 medical personnel after occupational exposure from January 2014 to December 2016.Results After the occupational exposure, the per capita economic burden on the medical institution for the exposed personnel was (331.80±66.16) yuan; the main expenditure item was the inspection expenses (93.53%); and the expenditure after the exposure of hepatitis B virus accounted for 75.40%, which ranked the top one in the expenditures of blood-derived infectious diseases. Occupational exposure was most likely to occur when dealing with sharps, and the cost of hospital spending accounted for 47.26%. After strengthening interventions such as standard prevention, the per capita cost of occupational exposures in the hospital from 2015 to 2016 showed a downward trend (P<0.05).Conclusions Occupational exposure of medical personnel may cause a certain economic burden on medical institution. It is necessary to strengthen occupational protection, raise awareness of standard prevention, and reduce occupational exposure.

Citation： ZHOU Ying, ZENG Qiang. Investigation on the economic burden of occupational exposure of medical personnel in medical institution. West China Medical Journal, 2019, 34(3): 280-284. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201811130 Copy