Variability in the Duration and Thoroughness of Hand Hygiene.
cross_sectional · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31517981.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1093/cid/ciz612 and PMC identifier 6743505.
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Abstract
We observed 354 hand hygiene instances across 41 healthcare workers doffing personal protective equipment at 4 hospital-based biocontainment units. We measured the duration and thoroughness of each hand hygiene instance. Both parameters varied substantially, with systematic differences between hospitals and differences between healthcare workers accounting for much of the variance.
Medical subject headings
- Cross Infection
- Hand Hygiene
- Health Personnel
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
- Personal Protective Equipment